Table 3 Relative risks of coronary heart disease by using baseline TSH tertiles.

From: Association of high normal HbA1c and TSH levels with the risk of CHD: a 10-year cohort study and SVM analysis

 

TSH tertiles (mIU/L)

P for trend

0.3~0.9

1.0~1.8

1.9~2.4

2.5~5.5

Sample size (n)

32

178

100

195

 

Events (n)

1

7

9

22

 

Events/1000 person-year

3.1

3.9

9.2

11.8

 

Age-adjusted RR (95% CI)

1.0

1.325 (0.153–11.510)

3.296 (0.386–28.118)

4.375 (0.550–34.776)

0.005

Multivariable-adjusted RR (95% CI)*

1.0

1.340 (0.159–11.320)

3.212 (0.389–26.503)

4.006 (0.519–30.925)

0.008

  1. TSH, thyrotropin; *adjusted for age, smoking and drinking history, BMI, blood pressures, history of coronary heart disease in first-degree relatives, and serum lipids profiles; RR, relative risk; 95% CI, 95% confidence intervals.
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