From: Clinical outcomes of radiotherapy as initial local therapy for Graves’ ophthalmopathy and predictors of the need for post-radiotherapy decompressive surgery
Characteristic
Odds ratio
95% CI
p-value
Current smoking
3.23
1.03 – 10.2
0.05#
Total score at diagnosis
(≥ 6 vs. < 6)
0.87
0.2 – 3.8
0.85
Total score at 1 month
(> 4 vs. ≤ 4)
1.22
0.3 – 5.6
0.79
Total score at 4 months*
1.59
1.06 – 2.4
0.03#