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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression of lymph node metastasis in single PTMC

From: Minimal extrathyroidal extension is associated with lymph node metastasis in single papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a retrospective analysis of 814 patients

 

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Male

1.987

1.369–2.884

 < 0.001

Age (years, mean ± SD)

0.953

0.939–0.967

 < 0.001

Histologic variation

   

  Conventional

  

Reference

  Follicular variant

0.473

0.326–0.686

 < 0.001

  Tall cell variant

  

0.999

Other

  

0.792

Lymphatic invasion

4.389

1.522–12.658

0.006

Perineural invasion

6.545

1.262–33.948

0.025

Vascular invasion

4.564

0.460–45.266

0.195

ETE

   

  No

  

Reference

  Minimal

1.852

1.298–2.643

0.001

  Gross

2.143

0.656–6.997

0.207

  1. PTMC Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, ETE Extrathyroidal invasion