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Table 1 Association between transient congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and potential risk factors

From: Risk factors for transient and permanent congenital hypothyroidism: a population-based case-control study

Variable

Control

N = 340

Transient CH

N = 204

OR (95% CI)

P value*

Gestational age (week)

  ≤ 37

310

153

3.44 (2.1–5.62)

0.001

  > 37

30

51

1

Birth length (cm)

  ≤ 50

100

53

1.18 (0.8–1.75)

0.223

  > 50

240

151

1

Parental consanguineous marriage

 No

296 (87.1)

161 (78.9)

1

1

 Yes

44 (12.9)

43 (21.1)

2.17 (1.57–3)

0.001

Betadine usage

 No

336 (98.2)

191 (93.6)

1

1

 Yes

4 (1.2)

13 (6.4)

5.62 (1.8–17.5)

0.003

Gender

 Male

181 (53.2)

109 (53.4)

1

1

 Female

159 (46.8)

95 (46.6)

(0.72–1.4)

0.97

History of CH in the first degree

 No

335 (98.5)

188 (92.2)

1

1

 Yes

5 (1.5)

16 (7.8)

5.6 (2.02–15.5)

0.001

Neonatal jaundice

 No

299 (87.9)

141 (69.1)

1

1

 Yes

41 (12.1)

63 (30.9)

3.53 (2.26–5.51)

0.001

Birth weight (gr)

  < 2500

19 (5.6)

23 (11.3)

1

1

 4000–2500

308 (90.6)

174 (85.3)

0.39 (0.22–0.69)

0.01

  > 2500

13 (3.8)

7 (3.4)

0.39 (0.15–1.3)

0.058

Mother’s age (year)

  < 20

43 (12.6)

22 (10.8)

1

1

 20–30

97 (28.5)

77 (37.7)

1.6 (0.89–2.94)

0.1

 30–40

127 (37.4)

78 (38.2)

1.2 (0.36–1.42)

0.54

  > 40

73 (21.5)

27 (13.2)

0.74 (0.78–1.45)

0.34

  1. * Χ2 test was used in the all tests