| |
OR
|
95%CI
|
P value
|
|---|
| |
Lower
|
Upper
| |
|---|
|
Gender
|
(male vs. female)
|
1.59
|
1.16
|
2.18
|
0.004
|
|
Age (years)
| | | | |
< 0.001a
|
|
≤35
|
4.19
|
2.79
|
6.28
|
< 0.001
|
|
35–45
|
2.15
|
1.44
|
3.51
|
< 0.001
|
|
45–55
|
1.28
|
0.85
|
1.91
|
0.240
|
|
> 55
|
1
| | | |
|
Tumor size(cm)
| | | | |
< 0.001a
|
|
≤0.5
|
1
| | | |
|
0.5–1.0
|
1.86
|
1.20
|
2.89
|
0.006
|
|
1.0–2.0
|
4.24
|
2.71
|
6.62
|
< 0.001
|
|
> 2.0
|
6.78
|
4.11
|
11.18
|
< 0.001
|
|
Ultrasound feature
|
|
Microcalcification
|
(yes vs. no)
|
1.59
|
1.19
|
2.13
|
0.002
|
|
Hypoechoic solid nodules
|
(yes vs. no)
|
0.96
|
0.69
|
1.33
|
0.803
|
|
Irregular shape
|
(yes vs. no)
|
1.21
|
0.92
|
1.58
|
0.176
|
|
Infiltrative margins
|
(yes vs. no)
|
1.04
|
0.77
|
1.40
|
0.793
|
|
Intra-nodular vascularity
|
(yes vs. no)
|
1.64
|
1.24
|
2.18
|
0.001
|
|
Multifocality
|
(yes vs. no)
|
1.45
|
1.10
|
1.92
|
0.009
|
|
Bilateral
|
(yes vs. no)
|
1.50
|
1.09
|
2.06
|
0.012
|
|
Extrathyroidal extension
|
(yes vs. no)
|
2.11
|
1.54
|
2.88
|
< 0.001
|
|
Distant metastasis
|
(yes vs. no)
|
6.59
|
0.73
|
59.19
|
0.092
|
|
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
|
(yes vs. no)
|
1.19
|
0.91
|
1.56
|
0.195
|
|
TSH value
| |
1.01
|
0.93
|
1.10
|
0.799
|
- a means the global p-values
