Table 4.
The influence of specific prognostic factors on the CSS of PTMC patients, based on the log rank test.
| Variable | Number | 5-year CSS rate (%) | P value | 10-year CSS rate (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Female | 1123 | 98.5 | 98.3 | ||
| Male | 3685 | 99.5 | 99.4 | ||
| Race | 0.312 | 0.234 | |||
| White | 4036 | 99.3 | 99.1 | ||
| Black | 316 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Other1 | 460 | 99.1 | 98.9 | ||
| Marital status | 0.529 | 0.417 | |||
| Married | 2817 | 99.4 | 99.3 | ||
| Unmarried | 1717 | 99.1 | 99.0 | ||
| Unknown | 278 | 99.3 | 99.3 | ||
| Insurance status | 0.932 | 0.937 | |||
| Insured | 3771 | 99.3 | 99.3 | ||
| Uninsured | 21 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Unknown | 1020 | 99.1 | 98.6 | ||
| Surgery | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| No surgery | 29 | 93.1 | 93.1 | ||
| Lobectomy | 1318 | 99.6 | 99.5 | ||
| Total thyroidectomy | 3463 | 99.2 | 99.1 | ||
| Unknown | 2 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Radiotherapy | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1030 | 98.1 | 97.9 | ||
| No | 3720 | 99.6 | 99.5 | ||
| Unknown | 62 | 100 | 100 | ||
| TNM stage | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| I-II | 4174 | 99.7 | 99.6 | ||
| III-IV | 517 | 95.9 | 95.7 | ||
| Unknown | 121 | 98.3 | 98.3 |
PTMC, papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.
CSS, cancer-specific survival.
1Includes American Indian/AK Native, Asian/Pacific Islander.