Table 3 Multivariate cox regression for recurrence
From: Number of tumor foci predicts prognosis in papillary thyroid cancer
Independent variable | Multivariate analysis | |
|---|---|---|
HR (95% CI) | p value | |
Gender (female vs. male) | 0.65 (0.41-1.03) | 0.063 |
Age | 1.00 (0.99-1.02) | 0.872 |
Size | 1.12 (0.98-1.28) | 0.108 |
Extrathyroidal extension | 1.95 (1.12 -3.38) | 0.018 |
Number of tumor foci | ||
G1 (1 tumor focus) | 1 (reference) | |
G2 (2 foci) | 2.06 (1.05-4.01) | 0.034 |
G3 (3 or more foci) | 2.60 (1.53-4.39) | 0.001 |
Central lymph node metastasis | 0.65 (0.33-1.25) | 0.194 |
Lateral lymph node metastasis | 1.07 (0.52-2.16) | 0.862 |