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Table 6 Correlation between clinicopathological characteristics of pN1 patients and the LLNs > 5

From: Clinical and prognosis value of the number of metastatic lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

Clinicopathological characteristics

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR (95%CI)

P value

OR (95%CI)

P value

Age (years old)

 

0.308

NA

NA

 ≥ 55

1 (reference)

 < 55

1.490(0.692–3.208)

Gender

 

0.323

NA

NA

 Female

1 (reference)

 Male

0.768(0.455–1.296)

Primary tumor size (mm)

 

 < 0.001*

 

0.086

 ≤ 10

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 > 10

2.745(1.570–4.800)

1.694(0.928–3.094)

Bilaterality

 

 < 0.001*

 

0.043*

 No

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 Yes

2.779(1.678–4.601)

2.119(1.024–4.387)

Multifocality

 

0.010*

 

0.664

 No

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 Yes

1.932(1.170–3.192)

0.850(0.409–1.768)

CLNs

 

 < 0.001*

 

 < 0.001*

 ≤ 5

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 > 5

8.601(5.035–14.692)

6.733(3.891–11.654)

ETE

 

0.003*

 

0.036*

 No

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 Yes

8.799(2.127–36.405)

4.737(1.106–20.285)

  1. CLNs number of central cervical lymph nodes, LLNs number of lateral lymph nodes, ETE extrathyroidal extension
  2. *Statistically significant difference