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Table 4 Associations of folate deficiency with evaluated TSH among T2DM patients, (N = 268)

From: Folate deficiency may increase the risk for elevated TSH in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Variable

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted a OR (95% CI)

Folate deficiency b

  

 No

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

6.412 (2.670, 15.397)

8.562 (3.108, 23.588)

  1. Note
  2. a Adjusted for age, sex, Vitamin B12, Hcy, BMI, HDL-C, TG, SBP, DBP;
  3. b Folate deficiency was defined as serum folate concentrations < 4.4 ng/mL
  4. Abbreviations: TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Hcy, homocysteine; BMI: body mass index; HDL-C, high density liptein cholesterol; TG, Triglyceride; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure
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