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Table 2 Association of thyroid dysfunction and autoantibody positivity with risk of very preterm birtha

From: Association of thyroid dysfunction and autoantibody positivity with the risk of preterm birth: a hospital-based cohort study

Thyroid functionb

β

S.E.

Wald χ2

P value

OR (95% CI)

Subclinical hyperthyroidism

0.29

0.72

0.16

0.69

1.33 (0.33–5.44)

Hyperthyroidism

−0.11

1.01

0.01

0.91

0.90 (0.12–6.45)

Isolated hypothyroxinemia

0.65

0.39

2.71

0.10

1.91 (0.88–4.12)

Isolated hyperthyroidism

0.24

0.72

0.11

0.74

1.27 (0.31–5.16)

Subclinical hypothyroidism

0.45

0.51

0.79

0.37

1.57 (0.58–4.29)

TPOAb positive (vs. negative)

0.02

0.32

0.01

0.94

1.02 (0.55–1.90)

TRAb positive (vs. negative)

0.73

0.46

2.49

0.11

2.07 (0.84–5.10)

TgAb positive (vs. negative)

0.02

0.30

0.01

0.94

1.02 (0.57–1.85)

  1. a Adjusted factors included maternal age (years), residence (local or nonlocal), parity (nulliparous or pluriparous), assisted conception (yes or no), fetal sex (male or female), gestational diabetes (yes or no) and preeclampsia (yes or no)
  2. b No cases were available for the analysis in women with overt hypothyroidism