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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses in CLNM PTC patients

From: Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the preoperative evaluation of lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a single-center retrospective study

 

CLNM(+)(n,%)

CLNM(-)(n,%)

p

OR

95% CI

p

Male sex

171(64.29)

95(35.71)

<0.001

1.792

1.316–2.439

<0.001

≥ 55 years

70(47.62)

77(52.38)

0.116

   

Tumor size(> 10 mm)

243(71.90)

95(28.11)

<0.001

3.163

2.370–4.222

<0.001

Bilaterality

116(65.17)

62(34.83)

0.001

1.585

1.112–2.260

0.011

HT

119(51.52)

112(48.48)

0.472

   
  1. PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; CLNM, central lymph node metastasis; HT, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
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