Early Sialadenitis After Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Prevalence and Predictors

Table 3

Independent predictors for sialadenitis.

Sialadenitis (reference: no)
Variables	OR (95% CI)	value
Gender	2.34 (0.92–5.97)	0.07
Nationality	2.34 (1.07–5.13)	0.03
WBS positive	3.99 (1.13–14.16)	0.03

Variables included in the model were gender (reference: male); age; nationality (reference: Lebanese); lymph node involvement (reference: no); RAI dose (mCi) (reference: 50 mCi); days off LT4; and WBS result (reference: negative).