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Table 5 Effect factors related to achievement of TSH target values (Cox regression analysis)

From: A multicenter, prospective study to observe the initial management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer in China (DTCC study)

Factors

p-value

HR

95% CI

Age (<  45 years vs. ≥ 45 years)

0.0100

0.855

0.760–0.963

Weight

<  0.0001

0.983

0.978–0.989

First dosage of L-T4 (μg/kg/d)

0.0014

1.267

1.096–1.465

  1. HR > 1 indicates the factor is favorable for achieving serum TSH target values
  2. CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone