Capsular extension at ultrasound is associated with lateral lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective study

Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression analysis for the presence of CLNM or LLNM compared with NLNM (n = 247)

Characteristics	OR	95%CI	P
CLNM
Age (year)	0.203	0.095–0.431	< 0.001
Tumor size (mm)	2.657	1.144–6.168	0.023
Extension toward the capsule	1.197	0.809–1.772	0.368
Aspect ratio > 1	0.878	0.374–2.064	0.766
LLNM
Age (year)	0.277	0.127–0.603	0.001
Tumor size (mm)	6.069	2.075–17.75	0.001
Extension toward the capsule	2.09	1.326–3.294	0.001
Aspect ratio > 1	1.006	0.394–2.573	0.989

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, NLNM no lymph node metastasis, CLNM central lymph node metastasis, LLNM lateral lymph node metastasis

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