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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of parameters affecting thyroid function recovery^a

From: A follow-up study on factors affecting the recovery of patients with hypothyroidism in different selenium environments

Variable		model 1			model 2^b
Variable		OR	OR 95%CI	P	OR	OR 95%CI	P
Location	Se-adequate	1			1
Location	Se-deficient	0.626	0.365–1.073	0.088	0.634	0.366–1.098	0.104
Gender	Male	1			1
Gender	Female	1.977	1.279–3.055	0.002	1.875	1.080–3.257	0.026
Age		1.027	1.007–1.047	0.007	1.028	1.007–1.049	0.009
BMI	18.5 ~ 23.99	1			1
	< 18.5	1.934	0.850–4.400	0.116	1.958	0.842–4.556	0.116
	24 ~ 27.99	0.709	0.450–1.115	0.137	0.693	0.437–1.100	0.137
	> = 28	1.068	0.507–2.249	0.863	1.031	0.486–2.186	0.863
Serum Se at baseline		0.997	0.991–1.004	0.404	0.997	0.991–1.003	0.374

^aDependent variable assignment: Thyroid function turns recovery -1, others -2
^bAdjusted model 2 included 3 additional confounders (smoking, alcohol intake, and education). The boldface denotes statistical significance

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