Research Article
Recurrence Factors and Characteristic Trends of Papillary Thyroid Cancer over Three Decades
Table 3
Potential factors of persistent/recurrent papillary thyroid cancer.
| | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | Factor | HR | 95% CI | value | HR | 95% CI | value |
| Age ≥55 years | 2.83 | 1.41–5.68 | 0.003 | 2.67 | 1.27–5.61 | 0.010 | Male | 1.89 | 0.91–3.92 | 0.086 | | | | High ATA risk | 2.27 | 1.20–4.29 | 0.012 | 1.73 | 0.86–3.45 | 0.122 | Tumor size >4 cm | 3.24 | 1.45–7.22 | 0.004 | 2.16 | 0.91–5.12 | 0.081 | Coexistence of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | 0.12 | 0.03–0.53 | 0.005 | 0.16 | 0.04–0.68 | 0.013 | BMI >27 kg/m2 | 0.84 | 0.34–2.04 | 0.696 | | | | Multifocality | 1.52 | 0.78–2.98 | 0.219 | | | | Extrathyroidal extension | 1.84 | 0.66–5.19 | 0.244 | | | |
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