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. 2018 Mar 16;8:4728. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22904-7

Table 3.

Relationship between thyroid hormone levels and DKD in total population.

Characteristics Groups n Model1 OR (95%CI) P value Model2 OR (95%CI) P value
TSH <2.5 577 Reference Reference
≥2.50 285 1.044(0.763–1.428) 0.789 0.804(0.551–1.173) 0.258
FT3 Q1(<4.38) 209 Reference Reference
Q2(4.38 ≤ Q2<4.73) 222 0.632(0.425–0.939) 0.023 0.605(0.382–0.957) 0.032
Q3(4.73 ≤ Q3<5.12) 214 0.447(0.295–0.680) <0.001 0.516(0.317–0.838) 0.008
Q4(≥5.12) 217 0.333(0.215–0.516) <0.001 0.471(0.280–0.792) 0.005
FT4 Q1(<14.84) 215 Reference Reference
Q2(14.84 ≤ Q2<16.13) 215 0.958(0.637–1.440) 0.835 1.005(0.627–1.610) 0.984
Q3(16.13 ≤ Q3<17.66) 212 0.703(0.459–1.075) 0.103 0.668(0.410–1.089) 0.105
Q4(≥17.66) 220 0.811(0.536–1.225) 0.319 1.066(0.657–1.729) 0.797
TPO <78 793 Reference Reference
≥78 69 1.104(0.646–1.887) 0.716 0.982(0.523–1.846) 0.956

Model1: unadjusted Model2: adjusted for age, gender, duration of T2DM, BMI, smoking, hypertension, ARB/ACEI medication, insulin medication, metformin medication, HbA1c, TG, TC.