Table 4 |
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Linear regression equation coefficients for directly predicting corrected measurementa of the anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) diameters, and thyroid volume (Tvol) as a function of the original measurements (n = 272). |
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Beta1 (95% CI) |
Beta0 (95% CI) |
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Right lobe |
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ML |
0.88 (0.83, 0.94) |
0.35 (0.27, 0.43) |
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AP |
1.11 (1.03, 1.20) |
0.18 (0.09, 0.26) |
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Left lobe |
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ML |
0.87 (0.79, 0.94) |
0.45 (0.33, 0.57) |
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AP |
1.18 (1.10, 1.27) |
0.01 (-0.07, 0.09) |
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Tvol |
1.42 (1.37, 1.46) |
0.01 (-0.25, 0.27) |
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aCorrected = β1* original + β0 |
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Henjum et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:66 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-66 |
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