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- Title
The association of uric acid with the development of thyroid nodules: a retrospective cohort study.
- Authors
Huang, Yingshi; Li, Zexin; Yang, Kaiji; Zhang, Lili; Wei, Chiju; Yang, Peixuan; Xu, Wencan
- Abstract
Background: Uric acid was found to have a positive correlation with thyroid nodules in the cross-sectional studies recently. We aimed to conduct a retrospective cohort study to investigate whether uric acid is a risk factor for the development of thyroid nodules. Methods: We reviewed the data of individuals who attended the medical check-ups in our hospital from 2010 to 2019. A total of 6587 adults without thyroid nodules at baseline were enrolled in this study. Logistic regression with or without restricted cubic spline function was used to investigate the non-linear or linear association between uric acid and thyroid nodules, respectively. Results: Baseline characteristics showed that subjects mainly consisted of the healthy, young population. After fully adjusting for the potential confounders, such as age, sex, metabolic and inflammatory indicators, hepatic and renal function, a logistic restricted cubic spline regression model suggested that uric acid had a significant association (P = 0.028) with the development of thyroid nodules, but the association was not non-linear (P = 0.516). The results indicate that the association between them is linear, which was demonstrated by a logistic regression model, in which the odds ratio of uric acid per 100 mmol/L was 1.137 (P = 0.004). Age, sex, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, and blood monocyte were found to be risk factors for thyroid nodules as well. Conclusion: Uric acid is an independent risk factor for the formation of thyroid nodules. This finding warrants attention to this risk factor in apparently healthy adults.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL diagnosis; FASTING; THYROID gland tumors; AGE distribution; RETROSPECTIVE studies; BLOOD sugar; MATHEMATICS; SEX distribution; URIC acid; LOGISTIC regression analysis; STATISTICAL models; ODDS ratio; LONGITUDINAL method; MONOCYTES; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1472-6823
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12902-022-01119-y