Table 3.

Summary of logistic regression analyses^a

Variableb	β(SE)	P value	Exponential (B)	95 % CI for exponential (B)
TSH(1)	1.02(0.47)	0.029	2.78	1.11–6.99
TSH(2)	0.95(0.46)	0.040	2.58	1.04–6.39
TSH(3)	0.51(0.44)	0.252	1.66	0.70–3.94
TSH(4)	0.43(0.43)	0.323	1.54	0.65–3.65

^aLinear regression models adjusted for age, sex, years of education and BMI

^bFifth quintile as the reference