Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analyses for clinical factors associated with levothyroxine supplementation.

	No levothyroxine (n = 87)	Levothyroxine (n = 169)	Univariate		Multivariate
			OR (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Age (years, mean ± SD)	43.31 ± 10.21	44.04 ± 11.28	1.006 (0.982–1.030)	0.614	1.002 (0.976–1.028)	0.889
Sex (Female)	70 (80.5%)	134 (79.3%)	1.076 (0.563–2.055)	0.826	1.138 (0.570–2.271)	0.714
Preoperative TSH (mcIU/mL, mean ± SD)	1.40 ± 0.59	1.99 ± 1.02	2.229 (1581–3.142)	<0.001	2.271 (1.598–3.227)	<0.001
Thyroiditis	22 (25.3%)	65 (38.5%)	1.847 (1.040–3.279)	0.036	2.021 (1.092–3.738)	0.025

TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; SD, standard deviation; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.