Factor | TSH quartile | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All |
 | N = 647 | N = 528 | N = 793 | N = 710 | N = 2,678 |
 | Column percent (TSH levels in italics) | ||||
TSH (mIU/l) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   period I | <1.50 | 1.60 to 2.00 | 2.10 to 3.00 | ≥3.10 |  |
   period II | <0.90 | 1.00 to 1.30 | 1.40 to 2.00 | ≥2.10 |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <50 | 21.5 | 42.6 | 40.9 | 24.9 | 32.3 |
   >50 | 78.5 | 57.4 | 59.1 | 75.1 | 67.7 |
Premenopausal | 24.0 | 41.9 | 41.5 | 27.3 | 33.6 |
Peri/postmenopausal | 76.0 | 58.1 | 58.5 | 72.7 | 66.4 |
HRT in peri/postmenopausal | 17.3 | 20.8 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 16.6 |
   missing | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Nulliparity | 13.9 | 13.1 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 16.1 |
   missing | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
OC-use | 3.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
   missing | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Menarche <12 years | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.7 |
   missing | 2.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   never | 42.2 | 41.9 | 47.9 | 51.0 | 46.2 |
   current | 36.0 | 36.9 | 31.9 | 29.7 | 33.3 |
   ex | 20.2 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 19.5 |
   missing | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   nothing | 17.0 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 15.1 |
   less than every week | 59.4 | 53.2 | 57.8 | 60.0 | 57.8 |
   every week | 21.5 | 30.7 | 26.5 | 23.0 | 25.2 |
   missing | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <20 | 10.0 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 9.3 |
   ≥20 <25 | 53.3 | 50.8 | 57.9 | 52.0 | 53.8 |
   ≥25 <30 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 23.8 | 28.9 | 26.6 |
   ≥30 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 10.3 |
Height | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 160 | 30.3 | 26.9 | 29.5 | 33.9 | 30.4 |
   >160 ≤ 165 | 32.8 | 29.5 | 31.8 | 33.2 | 32.0 |
   >165 ≤ 170 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 25.3 | 21.7 | 24.9 |
   >170 | 11.0 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 11.1 | 12.7 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <12 years | 58.6 | 54.4 | 55.1 | 61.0 | 57.4 |
   12 years | 23.3 | 24.6 | 26.4 | 22.0 | 24.1 |
   >12 years | 14.2 | 18.8 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 14.9 |
   missing | 3.9 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Married | 45.0 | 49.6 | 51.2 | 54.9 | 50.4 |
   missing | 19.6 | 25.0 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 13.0 |