Body Mass Index Is Associated with Hypercholesterolemia following Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal in Thyroidectomized Patients

Table 5

Multiple logistic analyses with total cholesterol level following thyroid hormone withdrawal as a dependent variable.

Clinical parameters	Regression coefficient	𝑃 value
Age (yr)	−0.027	0.779
Sex	−0.02	0.82
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.251	0.012
Preoperative cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.639	0.001
TSH (mU/L)	0.428	0.001

BMI: body mass index; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone.