Research Article

[Retracted] Risk Factors for Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated with PD-1 Antibody

Table 3

Assignment of independent variables.

Independent variableAssignmentIndependent variableAssignment

GenderFemale = 1, Male = 0History of radiotherapyYes = 1, No = 0
Course of diseaseCourse of disease ≥1 year = 1, Course of disease <1 year = 0BMI index<18.5 or >23.9 = 1, 18.5∼23.9 = 0
Surgical historyYes = 1, No = 0Thyroid nodules or notHave nodules = 1, No nodules = 0
History of chemotherapyYes = 1, No = 0Baseline TSH levelContinuous variable