Table 3.

Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for thyroid cyst in relation to anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab)

	Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody		p	TPO-Ab (logarithmic values)
	−	+
No. of participants	1165	267
No. of case	411 (35.3)	58 (21.7)
Model 1	1	0.47 (0.34, 0.65)	< 0.001	0.67 (0.58, 0.78)
Model 2	1	0.47 (0.34, 0.65)	< 0.001	0.67 (0.58, 0.78)
Model 3	1	0.47 (0.34, 0.65)	< 0.001	0.67 (0.58, 0.78)

Model 1: adjusted for sex and age. Model 2: + TSH, free T3, free T4. Model 3: + BMI, SBP, anti-hypertensive medication, TG, HDLc, HbA1c, and for women menopause