Table 3.
Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for hypertension in relation to thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) | p | TSH (logarithmic values) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (low) | T2 (medium) | T3 (high) | ||||
| Total | ||||||
| Number at risk | 571 | 579 | 574 | |||
| Number of case | 200 (35.0) | 231 (39.9) | 255 (44.4) | |||
| Model 1 | 1 | 1.22 (0.95, 1.59) | 1.34 (1.03, 1.73) | 0.029 | 1.23 (1.03, 1.47) | |
| Model 2 | 1 | 1.23 (0.95, 1.59) | 1.35 (1.04, 1.75) | 0.024 | 1.24 (1.04, 1.48) | |
| Model 3 | 1 | 1.15 (0.88, 1.51) | 1.15 (0.87, 1.51) | 0.324 | 1.10 (0.91, 1.33) | |
| Thyroid cyst (-) | ||||||
| Number at risk | 376 | 395 | 389 | |||
| Number of case | 117 (31.1) | 143 (36.2) | 174 (44.7) | |||
| Model 1 | 1 | 1.26 (0.91, 1.75) | 1.62 (1.17, 2.24) | 0.003 | 1.42 (1.14, 1.78) | |
| Model 2 | 1 | 1.27 (0.92, 1.76) | 1.64 (1.19, 2.28) | 0.003 | 1.44 (1.15, 1.81) | |
| Model 3 | 1 | 1.18 (0.83, 1.66) | 1.37 (0.97, 1.95) | 0.075 | 1.27 (1.01, 1.61) | |
| Thyroid cyst (+) | ||||||
| Number at risk | 195 | 184 | 185 | |||
| Number of case | 83 (42.6) | 88 (47.8) | 81 (43.8) | |||
| Model 1 | 1 | 1.19 (0.78, 1.84) | 0.94 (0.61, 1.45) | 0.794 | 0.94 (0.70, 1.27) | |
| Model 2 | 1 | 1.19 (0.78, 1.84) | 0.95 (0.62, 1.45) | 0.804 | 0.95 (0.70, 1.28) | |
| Model 3 | 1 | 1.13 (0.71, 1.77) | 0.78 (0.49, 1.24) | 0.306 | 0.79 (0.57, 1.09) | |
Model 1: adjusted for sex and age. Model 2: + free T3. Model 3: + BMI, smoking status, drinking status, TG, HDLc and HbA1c. Tertile values of TSH for men and women are <1.21 μIU/ml and <1.26 μIU/ml for T1 (low), 1.21-1.89 μIU/ml and 1.26-2.08 μIU/ml for T2 (medium), and 1.90 μIU/ml ≤ and 2.09 μIU/ml ≤ for T3 (high). Case: hypertension. TSH (logarithmic values): ORs and 95% CIs for hypertension in relation to logarithmic values of TSH. ORs and 95% CIs are calculated by logistic regression models.