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Table 3 Associations between the signal intensity ratios (SIRs) of extraocular muscles and the disease activity of Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO)

From: Quantitative evaluation of activity of thyroid-associated Ophthalmopathy using short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence

 

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Adjusted for age and smoker

 Superior rectus

3.76 (1.86–7.60)

< 0.01

 Inferior rectus

1.91 (1.17–3.12)

< 0.01

 Medial rectus

2.93 (1.43–6.01)

< 0.01

 Lateral rectus

2.69 (1.24–5.85)

0.01

  1. The Clinical Activity Score (CAS) was treated as dichotomous variables.
  2. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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