Lymph Node Metastasis and Extrathyroidal Extension in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in Cyprus: Suspicious Subcentimeter Nodules Should Undergo FNA When Multifocality is Suspected
Table 4
Association between different characteristics and lymph node metastasis.
Characteristics
Categories
Percentage of LN metastasis
value†
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Gender
Male
23.8
0.97
1.02 (0.33, 3.15)
Female
23.5
Ref
Age
<55
24.1
0.82
1.14 (0.37, 3.48)
≥55
21.7
Ref
Family history
Yes
20.0
0.73
0.79 (0.20, 3.05)
No
24.1
Ref
Multifocality
Yes
40.9
0.03
3.00 (1.08, 8.30)
No
18.8
Ref
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Yes
12.5
0.08
0.36 (0.11, 1.15)
No
28.6
Ref
Graves’ disease
Yes
33.3
0.56
1.65 (0.14, 19.06)
No
23.2
Ref
Tumor size (mm)
0.05¶
1.23 (1.00, 1.52)
Tumor size
≤5 mm
17.0
0.15
Ref
>5 mm
29.1
2.00 (0.77, 5.21)
Total tumor size (mm)
0.03¶
1.19 (1.02, 1.40)
Total tumor size
≤5 mm
14.6
0.07
Ref
>5 mm
30.0
2.50 (0.90, 6.98)
ETE
Yes
50.0
0.00
6.40 (2.36, 17.33)
No
13.5
Ref
† value for the χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test.¶ value of univariable logistic regression.
