Table 3.

Multivariable analysis of the relationships between FGF21 serum levels and clinicopathological factors.

Factors	Exp (β)	SE	95% CI	p-Value
T stage (stage 3–4)	3.671	0.776	(0.802, 16.811)	0.094
Microscopic capsular invasion	0.907	0.630	(0.264, 3.120)	0.877
Extrathyroid extension	1.121	0.637	(0.321, 3.908)	0.858
Recurrence	9.985	1.110	(1.135, 87.868)	0.038 *

Abbreviations: FGF, fibroblast growth factor; Exp (β), odds ratio; SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval. Data were analyzed using stepwise logistic regression. * p < 0.05.