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Table 4 Evaluation of predictive factors for the response of radiotherapy

From: Efficacy of orbital radiotherapy in moderate-to-severe active graves’ orbitopathy including long-lasting disease: a retrospective analysis

Variable

Univariable

multivariable

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age (years)

1.02 (0.97–1.07)

0.497

  

Sex (female)

1.02 (0.32–3.32)

0.969

  

Duration of GO

1.01 (0.99–1.02

0.500

  

Duration of GD

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

0.378

  

Smoking

 

0.748

  

 Current smoker

1.0

   

 Ex-smoker

0.74 (0.10–5.49)

   

 Never-smoked

0.55 (0.10–2.94)

   

Family history of GO (yes)

1.6 (0.44–5.78)

0.473

  

Previous use of high-dose IV steroid (yes)

2.80 (0.83–9.40)

0.096

1.80 (0.208–15.484)

0.594

Concurrent oral steroid use during radiotherapy (yes)

3.75 (1.11–12.65)

0.033

0.99 (0.156–6.292

0.921

Radioiodine therapy (yes)

1.05 (0.10–10.84)

0.970

  

Thyroidectomy (yes)

0.45 (0.11–1.86)

0.270

  

Treatment phase (late)

0.55 (0.17–1.76)

0.317

  

TSH (uIU/mL)

1.14 (0.83–1.57)

0.420

  

free T4 (ng/dL)

0.69 (0.27–1.81)

0.459

  

Initial TBII (IU/L)

1.02 (0.97–1.07)

0.403

  

TBII change (IU/L)

0.99 (0.95–1.02)

0.966

  

CAS

1.36 (0.96–1.92)

0.079

1.28 (0.76—2.14)

0.355

degree of proptosis (mm)

0.99 (0.83–1.17)

0.901

  

Diplopia (Gorman score)

 

0.564

  

 absent

1.0

   

 Intermittent

2.67 (0.42–16.83)

   

  Inconstant

2.40 (0.46–12.61)

   

 constant

3.20 (0.58–17.72)

   

EOM movement ≤30°

5.63 (1.56–20.31)

0.008

5.13 (1.25–21.14)

0.043

MRD1 (mm)

1.00 (0.69–1.46)

0.999

  

PFH (mm)

1.02 (0.79–1.33)

0.863

  

VA, logMAR

7.64 (1.56–37.47)

0.012

4.32 (0.54–34.55)

0.168

IOP (mmHg)

1.07 (0.89–1.29)

0.464

  

Sum of EOMs (cm3)

1.18 (0.99–1.41)

0.050

3.68 (1.22–11.11)

0.021

Orbital fat (cm3)

1.16 (0.93–1.46)

0.193

  
  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, GO Graves’ orbitopathy, GD Graves’ disease, IV intravenous, RT radiotherapy, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, FT4 free thyroxine, TBII thyroxine binding inhibitory immunoglobulin, CAS clinical activity score, EOM extraocular muscle, MRD margin reflex distance, PFH palpebral fissure height, VA visual acuity, IOP intraocular pressure, EOM extraocular muscle