Establishing a diagnostic scale of subacute thyroiditis without radioisotope scanning

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 2 Variables of the final logistic regression model and clinical scores of the diagnostic scale

Variable	Regression coeffient	OR(95%CI)	P value	Clinical score
Thyroid tenderness	5. 801	330.628 (39.529–2765.422)	≤0. 001	6
Firm on palpation	2. 586	13.270 (2.720–64.731)	0. 001	3
Increased ESR	2. 520	12.430 (2.249–68.709)	0. 004	3
elevated thyroid hormone level	2. 073	7.949 (0.932–67.782)	0. 058	2
Maximum score				14

The P value of Omnibus tests was ≤0. 001 and the Nagelkerke R Square was 0. 915.

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