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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression results for LLNM (271 patients)

From: Skip metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma is difficult to predict in clinical practice

Predictive factor

p

OR

95% C.I. of OR

Lower

Upper

ETE(absent versus present)

0.026*

2.756

1.132

6.715

Location(none versus upper)

0.000*

10.471

4.052

27.062

CLNM(absent versus present)

0.000*

20.846

9.505

45.720

  1. *symbol for p < 0.05; ETE extrathyroid extension, CLNM central lymph node metastases, LLNM lateral lymph node metastasis
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