Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Global Perspective

Table 4

Associated factors with AITD in RA (multivariate analyses).

Characteristic	B	AOR	95% CI	P
Thrombosis	3.19	24.41	2.73–218.43	0.004
Diabetes	2.61	13.61	1.61–114.96	0.016
BMI > 25	1.44	4.22	1.19–14.93	0.025
Rheumatoid factor+	0.95	2.58	0.33–19.88	0.36
Methotrexate use	0.90	2.48	0.27–22.36	0.418
Female	0.46	1.58	0.34–7.42	0.56
Abnormal cholesterol	−1.22	0.29	0.08–1.10	0.069
Duration disease > 10 years	−1.32	0.27	0.07–1.05	0.058
Low educational level	−1.82	0.16	0.03–0.88	0.036
Antimalarials	−2.29	0.10	0.02–0.57	0.01

95% CI: 95% confidence interval; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; BMI: body mass index.