Association of High Vitamin D Status with Low Circulating Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Independent of Thyroid Hormone Levels in Middle-Aged and Elderly Males

Table 3

Determinants of positive serum thyroid antibodies.

	Serum TgAb		Serum TPOAb		Serum TgAb and/or TPOAb
	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value
Age (years)	0.997 (0.974–1.022)	0.838	1.007 (0.983–1.032)	0.558	1.009 (0.987–1.030)	0.431
Male sex	2.738 (1.526–4.910)	0.001	2.200 (1.267–3.821)	0.005	2.524 (1.550–4.110)	0.000
BMI (kg/m^2)	1.035 (0.974–1.099)	0.266	1.040 (0.979–1.106)	0.204	1.039 (0.984–1.097)	0.166
Smoking status	0.786 (0.368–1.676)	0.532	1.308 (0.685–2.499)	0.415	1.052 (0.578–1.916)	0.868
Serum 25(OH)D (nmol/L)	0.992 (0.979–1.004)	0.188	0.999 (0.987–1.010)	0.818	0.997 (0.986–1.009)	0.660