Differential Profile of Ultrasound Findings Associated with Malignancy in Mixed and Solid Thyroid Nodules in an Elderly Female Population

Table 4

Association of the combination between the presence of microcalcifications and/or irregular margins and the presence of malignant cytology.

Echostructure	Model	Wald	OR	95% CI	𝑃 value
Mixed; (𝑛=118; 𝑀: 9)	Age	0.512	0.967	0.881–1.061	0.474
	Irregular margins-microcalcifications	0.077	1.128	0.484–2.626	0.781
Solid; (𝑛=207; 𝑀: 15)	Age	1.710	0.940	0.857–1.031	0.191
	Irregular margins-microcalcifications	6.275	2.759	1.247–6.103	0.012

The values in brackets indicate the number of patients with available information for that specific variable and the total cases of malignant cytology included.