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Table 2 Univariate Logistic Regression Analysis of predictors for thyroid nodules

From: Prevalence and predictors of thyroid nodules among adults: analyzing the association with metabolic syndrome in a cross-sectional study

variable

Crude logistic regression

 

P value

OR (Lower - Upper)

Metabolic Syndrome

0.03

1.43 (1.04–1.97)

Gender (1)

< 0.01

0.63 (0.55–0.72)

Age (years)

< 0.01

1.05 (1.04–1.06)

Systolic blood pressure

< 0.01

1.01 (1.01–1.02)

Thyroid Family History

0.05

1.17 (1.00–1.36)

Thyroid disease History

0.04

1.32 (1.01–1.71)

Hyperthyroidism

0.01

1.92 (1.16–3.16)

Goiter

< 0.01

7.53 (3.18–17.86)

Diabetes

< 0.01

1.70 (1.30–2.22)

Hypertension

< 0.01

1.88 (1.53–2.30)

Thyroid Disease

< 0.01

2.64 (2.07–3.38)

BMI (kg/m²)

0.04

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

0.01

1.05 (1.01–1.10)

  1. FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose , TG: Triglycerides, HTN: hypertension, HDLC: High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol.