A Mechanism Exploration of Metabolic Syndrome Causing Nodular Thyroid Disease

Table 4

Independent impact factors for TNs in the euthyroid population.

Variables	β	SE	Wald χ^2		OR	95% CI of OR
Age	0.060	0.004	13.537	<0.001	1.062	[1.053, 1.071]
Gender	1.297	0.123	10.510	<0.001	3.659	[2.877, 4.669]
Glucose intolerance	0.406	0.177	2.299	0.021	1.501	[1.065, 2.131]
Uric acid	0.002	0.001	3.257	0.001	1.002	[1.001, 1.003]
Cholesterol	−0.269	0.125	−2.144	0.032	0.764	[0.596, 0.975]
Low-density lipoprotein	0.320	0.146	2.194	0.028	1.377	[1.037, 1.836]

TNs: thyroid nodules; β: partial regression coefficient; SE: standard error of partial regression coefficient; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. Stepwise logistic regression was performed. Dependent variable was thyroid nodules. Independent variables were age, gender, uric acid, creatinine, cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and the components of metabolic syndrome (obesity, hypertension, hypertriglyceridaemia, low high-density lipoprotein, and glucose intolerance).