Table 7.

Multivariate Analysis of Predictors of Size Enlargement of Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in the Subgroups of Middle-Aged and Old Patients

Variables	p-Value	Odds ratio [CI]
Male gender	0.1593	1.901 [0.777–4.651]
Family history	0.3289	1.678 [0.593–4.762]
Suspected of or diagnosed as multiplicity	0.7346	0.836 [0.296–2.358]
Middle-aged (40–59 years)	0.0280	2.174 [1.087–4.348]
T >5 mm and T ≤8 mm	0.1884	1.664 [0.779–3.552]
T ≥9 mm	0.5361	1.379 [0.498–3.817]

None of the patients who underwent TSH suppression showed carcinoma enlargement.