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Published in final edited form as: Endocr Pract. 2021 Dec 8;28(3):257–264. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2021.12.003

Table 5.

Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis of the Association Between Age Group and Symptom Modifying Factors

	OR	95% CI	P value
Lifestyle factors
More rest	0.81	(0.72–0.90)	<.001
Better nutrition in diet	0.61	(0.49–0.77)	<.001
Stay hydrated	0.49	(0.30–0.80)	.005
Thyroid hormone-related			…
LT4 alone worsened symptoms	1.47	(1.13–1.93)	.005
LT3 improved symptoms	1.40	(1.14–1.72)	.001
DTE improved symptoms	1.42	(1.07–1.90)	.018

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; DTE = desiccated thyroid extract; LT3 = liothyronine; LT4 = levothyroxine; OR = odds ratio.

Odds ratios were adjusted for sex, etiology of hypothyroidism, and onset of symptoms. Only factors that met a statistical significance of P <.05 were included.