Table 2 Summary of logistic regression for variables predicting the BRAF V600E mutation in PTMC
Variables | B | SE | Wald | Df | P value | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | |||||||
Age (1 = <45, 0 = ≥45*) | −0.541 | 0.535 | 1.024 | 1 | 0.312 | 0.582 | 0.204 | 1.661 |
Gender (1 = female, 0 = male*) | −0.673 | 0.854 | 0.621 | 1 | 0.431 | 0.510 | 0.096 | 2.720 |
Multifocality (1 = no, 0 = yes*) | −0.007 | 0.512 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.989 | 0.993 | 0.364 | 2.707 |
Extrathyroidal extension (1 = no, 0 = yes*) | 0.101 | 0.485 | 0.044 | 1 | 0.835 | 1.106 | 0.428 | 2.860 |
Hashimoto thyroiditis (1 = not combined, 0 = combined*) | 0.481 | 0.532 | 0.817 | 1 | 0.366 | 1.617 | 0.570 | 4.586 |
Nodal metastasis (Ib) | - | - | 2.636 | 2 | 0.268 | - | - | - |
Nodal metastasis (1 = N0, 0 = NIb*) | 1.384 | .855 | 2.622 | 1 | 0.105 | 3.992 | 0.747 | 21.325 |
Nodal metastasis (1 = NIa, 0 = NIb*) | 1.303 | 1.053 | 1.530 | 1 | 0.216 | 3.680 | 0.467 | 29.005 |
Constant | −0.015 | 1.230 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.991 | 0.986 | - | - |