Table 3. Univariate analysis of postoperative recurrence.

Characteristics	B	Wald	P value	Exp(B)	95% CI of Exp(B)
					Upper limit	Lower limit
Sex	−0.434	1.023	0.31	0.648	0.279	1.503
Bilateralism	0.349	0.722	0.39	1.417	0.634	3.169
Multifocality	−0.292	0.546	0.46	0.746	0.344	1.621
PTMC	−0.758	3.408	0.06	0.469	0.210	1.048
Subtype	−0.670	0.434	0.51	0.512	0.070	3.754
Extrathyroidal extension	0.571	0.883	0.34	1.770	0.538	5.822
Nodular goiter	0.523	0.511	0.47	1.687	0.402	7.072
Lymphatic metastasis	1.920	6.893	0.009	6.818	1.627	28.576
Total thyroidectomy	−0.690	1.661	0.19	0.501	0.175	1.433
Lateral lymph node dissection	1.113	7.907	0.005	3.044	1.401	6.613
Iodine therapy	−0.389	0.283	0.59	0.678	0.162	2.840

CI, confidence interval; PTMC, papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.