Table 4.

Multivariate Analysis of Predictors of Size Enlargement of Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in All Patients

Variables	p-Value	Odds ratio [CI]
Male gender	0.6211	1.274 [0.524–2.950]
TSH suppression	0.2335	0.315 [0.041–2.183]
Family history	0.1919	1.855 [0.733–4.695]
Suspected of or diagnosed as multiplicity	0.4656	0.683 [0.245–1.901]
Young age (<40 years)	0.0033	2.500 [1.357–4.608]
T >5 mm and T ≤8 mm	0.2488	1.475 [0.762–2.857]
T ≥9 mm	0.1331	1.862 [0.827–4.202]

CI, confidence interval; T, tumor size.