Research Article

Preablation Stimulated Thyroglobulin/TSH Ratio as a Predictor of Successful I131Remnant Ablation in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer following Total Thyroidectomy

Table 4

Multivariate analysis of sTg levels, sTg/TSH ratio, and unsuccessful ablation.

VariableAOR (95% CI) value

sTg
 ≤18 ng1
 >18 ng5.42 (1.18–24.88)0.030
sTg/TSH
 ≤0.351
 >0.3511.64 (2.43–55.61)<0.001

AOR: adjusted odds ratio.