Table 6.
Correlations between BMI and thyroid autoimmunity.
| Outcomes | Spearman's correlation analysis | Univariate linear regression analysis | Multiple linear regression analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r (SE) | P-value | β (SE) | P-value | β (SE) | P-value | |
| TOTAL | ||||||
| TPOAb | 0.033 (0.019) | 0.083 | 0.002 (0.007) | 0.782 | 0.005 (0.007) | 0.445 |
| TGAb | −0.028 (0.019) | 0.131 | –0.018 (0.007) | 0.010 | −0.005 (0.007) | 0.490 |
| MEN | ||||||
| TPOAb | 0.062 (0.028) | 0.022 | 0.018 (0.007) | 0.015 | 0.016 (0.008) | 0.036 |
| TGAb | 0.031 (0.028) | 0.258 | 0.009 (0.007) | 0.245 | 0.008 (0.008) | 0.297 |
| WOMEN | ||||||
| TPOAb | 0.034 (0.027) | 0.201 | 0.005 (0.012) | 0.689 | −0.007 (0.013) | 0.600 |
| TGAb | –0.051 (0.027) | 0.053 | –0.025 (0.012) | 0.041 | −0.022 (0.013) | 0.104 |
Values of thyroid antibodies were nonnormally distributed, and were log2-transformed in the linear regression analysis. SE, standard error. Bold values were statistically significant outcomes.