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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of risk factors for central lymph node metastasis

From: Risk factor analysis for predicting cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a study of 966 patients

 

OR

95%CI

P value

Lower

Upper

Gender

(male vs. female)

1.48

1.04

2.11

0.028

Age (years)

    

< 0.001a

≤35

4.83

3.11

7.48

< 0.001

35–45

2.62

1.70

4.04

< 0.001

45–55

1.50

0.97

2.32

0.066

> 55

1

   

Tumor size(cm)

    

< 0.001a

≤0.5

1

   

0.5–1.0

1.55

0.98

2.46

0.060

1.0–2.0

3.22

2.00

5.18

< 0.001

> 2.0

4.85

2.81

8.35

< 0.001

Microcalcification

(yes vs. no)

1.43

1.04

1.97

0.029

Intra-nodular vascularity

(yes vs. no)

1.30

0.95

1.78

0.100

Multifocality

(yes vs. no)

0.96

0.59

1.59

0.886

Bilateral

(yes vs. no)

1.39

0.80

2.41

0.242

Extrathyroidal extension

(yes vs. no)

1.68

1.18

2.39

0.004

  1. a means the global p-values
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