Table 3.
Subgroup analysis of the associations between POD and the thyroid hormone
| Variables | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR(95%CI) | P-value | OR(95%CI) | P-value | ||
| FT3 (pmol/L) | |||||
| Normal TSH | 0.557 (0.350, 0.743) | 0.05 | 0.023 | 0.772 (0.583, 0.910) | 0.029 |
| Lower TSH | 1.336 (0.538, 4.020) | 0.31 | 0.386 | 0.850 (0.684, 1.559) | 0.556 |
| FT4 (pmol/L) | |||||
| Normal TSH | 0.624 (0.447, 0.800) | 0.99 | 0.028 | 0.908 (0.715, 0.988) | 0.042 |
| Lower TSH | 0.758 (0.578, 1.369) | 0.65 | 0.545 | 0.754 (0.522, 1.982) | 0.663 |
Bold mean statistical significances were determined due to a two-tailed P value < 0.05