The Prevalence of Single and Multiple Thyroid Nodules and Its Association with Metabolic Diseases in Chinese: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Association between metabolic diseases and multiple thyroid nodules in general population analyzed by univariable logistic regression (N = 2961).

Factors	β	SE	Walds	value	OR	95% CI
Female	0.49	0.08	41.17	<0.01	1.63	1.40–1.89
Age
18–40				1.0	1.0 (ref)
41–50	0.22	0.11	3.65	0.06	1.24	0.99–1.55
51–60	0.42	0.12	12.42	<0.01	1.52	1.20–1.91
61–70	0.63	0.15	17.47	<0.01	1.87	1.40–2.52
>70	1.09	0.28	14.75	<0.01	2.96	1.70–5.15
Hypertension	0.16	0.09	3.52	0.06	1.18	0.99–1.39
High LDL-C	0.30	0.11	7.79	0.01	1.35	1.09–1.67
Normal blood sugar				1.0	1.0 (ref)
IGR	0.12	0.09	1.85	0.17	1.13	0.95–1.34
DM	0.11	0.11	1.06	0.30	1.12	0.91–1.38

Note: LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IGR: sugar adjustment; DM: diabetes mellitus.