Clinical Associations of Thyroid Hormone Levels with the Risk of Atherosclerosis in Euthyroid Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Central China

Table 2

Prevalence ratio of atherosclerosis based on Cox regression on each tertile of HbA1c levels.

	Variable	Model 1			Model 2
		PR	CI	value	PR	CI	value
HbA1c
Q1	Q1 < 7.6	1.00	Ref		1.00	Ref
Q2	7.6 ≤ Q2 < 9.4	1.10	0.82 to 1.40	0.575	1.20	0.89 to 1.60	0.223
Q3	Q3 ≤ 9.4	1.10	0.86 to 1.50	0.369	1.20	0.86 to 1.60	0.335

Model 1: adjusted for age and BMI. Model 2: adjusted for age, BMI, duration of T2D, smoking status, SBP, TC, family history of T2D, and medications on hyperlipidemia. PR: prevalence ratio. CI: 95% confidence interval of PR.