Table 4.
Risk factors for regional metastatic spread, a logistic regression model.
| OR | 95% CL | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper | Lower | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1,919 | 1,30 | 2,84 | 0,012 |
| Female | 0,591 | 0,35 | 0,77 | 0,012 |
| Older Age | 0,537 | 0,38 | 0,75 | 0,0003 |
| Multicentricity | ||||
| Ipsilateral | 1,062 | 0,63 | 1,78 | 0,8187 |
| Bilateral/contralateral | 3,119 | 2,12 | 4,59 | 0,0000 |
| Expansive tm growth | ||||
| No expansion | 0,540 | 0,38 | 0,77 | 0,0007 |
| Capsule invasion/no clear border | 1,022 | 0,71 | 1,47 | 0,9056 |
| Wider aggression | 2,591 | 1,69 | 3,97 | 0,0000 |
| Additional diagnosis | ||||
| Lymphomatous goiter | 0,633 | 0,40 | 1,00 | 0,0485 |