Clinical Study
Factors That Affect the False-Negative Outcomes of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in Thyroid Nodules
Table 3
Logistic regression analysis results regarding to the false-negative rate.
| Independent variables | Dependent variable | | OR | 95% CI |
| Nodule size (2-3) cm |
FN | 0.012 | 4.9 | 1.4–16.8 | Nodule size (3-4) cm | 0.018 | 5.0 | 1.3–18.6 | No attendance of cytopathologists | <0.001 | 76.0 | 31.8–181.5 |
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