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Table 3 Multivariable analysis of risk factors for CLNM among PTC patients

From: Risk factors for central lymph node metastasis in the cervical region in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective study

Factors

B

OR

95% CI

P values

Sex

 

0.001

 Female

 

1.0

(reference)

 

 Male

0.646

1.908

1.549

2.351

 

Age

-0.45

0.956

0.948

0.964

0.001

TD (cm)

    

0.001

 ≤1

 

1.0

(reference)

 

 >1 to ≤2

0.730

2.074

1.673

2.572

0.001

 >2 to ≤4

0.956

2.600

1.717

3.937

0.001

 >4

1.224

3.402

0.625

18.521

0.157

Tumor multifocality

 

0.001

 Single-focal

 

1.0

(reference)

 

 Multifocal

0.334

1.396

1.167

1.671

 

Capsular invasion

 

0.467

 No

 

1.0

(reference)

 

 Yes

0.106

1.112

0.835

1.48

 

Vascular invasion

 

0.001

 No

 

1.0

(reference)

 

 Yes

1.808

6.095

3.758

9.886

 

Number of lymph nodes in central region

0.066

1.069

1.051

1.086

0.001

Serum TgAb concentration (uIU/ML)

-0.199

0.820

0.339

1.981

0.659

Serum TPOAb concentration (uIU/ML)

-0.341

0.711

0.552

0.915

0.008

  1. Abbreviations: CLNM central lymph node metastasis, TD tumor diameter; OR, odds ratio, CI confidence interval, TgAb thyroglobulin antibody, TPOAb thyroid peroxidase antibody