Table 3.

Factors related to the quality of life of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma patients.

	Age			Sex			Medical expense			Follow-up duration
	Coef	CI	p-value	Coef	95% CI	p-value	Coef	95% CI	p-value	Coef	95% CI	p-value
SF-36
PCS	−0.245	[−0.472 to−0.018]	0.035*	−6.989	[−12.973 to −1.005]	0.023*	5.139	[0.633 to 9.646]	0.026*	0.002	[−0.172 to 0.175]	0.986
PF	−0.047	[−0.172 to 0.079]	0.463	−3.393	[−6.647 to −0.138]	0.041*	1.023	[−1.476 to 3.521]	0.418	0.001	[−0.093 to 0.094]	0.989
RP	−0.237	[−0.717 to 0.244]	0.330	0.068	[−12.740 to 12.877]	0.992	13.068	[3.852 to 22.285]	0.006*	0.199	[−0.159 to 0.557]	0.272
BP	−0.396	[−0.691 to 0.01]	0.009*	−6.436	[−14.454 to 1.581]	0.114	6.216	[0.244 to 12.187]	0.042*	−0.112	[−0.339 to 0.116]	0.332
GH	−0.293	[−0.679 to 0.093]	0.135	−16.067	[−25.834 to −6.300]	0.002*	0.250	[−7.538 to 8.038]	0.949	−0.062	[−0.353 to 0.229]	0.674
MCS	−0.104	[−0.376 to 0.167]	0.448	0.989	[−6.230 to 8.209]	0.786	−1.594	[−7.015 to 3.827]	0.560	0.016	[−0.187 to 0.219]	0.875
VT	0.009	[−0.349 to 0.368]	0.958	−3.507	[−12.975 to 5.961]	0.464	−5.455	[−12.501 to 1.592]	0.128	−0.104	[−0.371 to 0.162]	0.439
SF	−0.117	[−0.380 to 0.147]	0.381	−4.769	[−11.709 to 2.171]	0.176	5.555	[0.415 to 10.695]	0.034*	−0.087	[−0.283 to 0.110]	0.384
RE	−0.136	[−0.734 to 0.462]	0.653	−0.822	[−16.699 to 15.056]	0.918	9.848	[−1.905 to 21.602]	0.099	0.065	[−0.381 to 0.511]	0.773
MH	−0.024	[−0.321 to 0.273]	0.873	−4.026	[−11.846 to 3.795]	0.309	−0.182	[−6.099 to 5.735]	0.951	−0.277	[−0.490 to −0.063]	0.012*
THYCA-QoL
Neuromuscular	0.305	[0.087 to 0.523]	0.007*	−1.481	[−7.510 to 4.547]	0.626	0.000	[−4.540 to 4.54.]	1.000	0.104	[−0.064 to 0.273]	0.222
Voice	0.180	[−0.075 to 0.435]	0.164	−4.718	[−11.481 to 2.045]	0.169	1.515	[−3.618 to 6.648]	0.559	−0.099	[−0.290 to 0.093]	0.309
Concentration	0.154	[−0.094 to 0.402]	0.220	1.065	[−5.562 to 7.692]	0.750	−1.515	[−6.491 to 3.461]	0.547	0.043	[−0.144 to 0.229]	0.651
Sympathetic	0.028	[−0.284 to 0.341]	0.857	−0.944	[−9.223 to 7.335]	0.821	1.515	[−4.705 to 7.734]	0.630	0.052	[−0.181 to 0.284]	0.661
Throat/mouth	−0.008	[−0.247 to 0.232]	0.950	−0.223	[−6.574 to 6.128]	0.944	−1.010	[−5.782 to 3.762]	0.675	0.058	[−0.120 to 0.236]	0.519
Psychological	0.217	[−0.073 to 0.506]	0.141	9.064	[1.530 to 16.599]	0.019*	−3.598	[−9.398 to 2.203]	0.221	0.100	[−0.118 to 0.318]	0.364
Sensory	0.174	[−0.131 to 0.479]	0.259	5.556	[−2.504 to 13.615]	0.174	−7.197	[−13.126 to 1.267]	0.018*	0.048	[−0.181 to 0.277]	0.678
Problems with scar	0.099	[−0.251 to 0.448]	0.576	5.144	[−4.070 to 14.358]	0.270	−2.272	[−9.234 to 4.690]	0.518	0.047	[−0.214 to 0.307]	0.723
Felt chilly	−0.101	[−0.634 to 0.432]	0.707	9.102	[−4.901 to 23.105]	0.200	−2.273	[−12.895 to 8.349]	0.672	0.119	[−0.278 to 0.516]	0.553
Tingling hands/feet	0.175	[−0.077 to 0.426]	0.171	0.578	[−6.162 to 7.319]	0.865	−0.758	[−5.825 to 4.310]	0.767	0.099	[−0.090 to 0.287]	0.300
Gained weight	−0.075	[−0.447 to 0.298]	0.691	−0.487	[−10.372 to 9.398]	0.922	−3.030	[−10.436 to 4.376]	0.418	0.222	[−0.052 to 0.496]	0.112
Headache	−0.044	[−0.414 to 0.326]	0.812	5.205	[−4.538 to 14.949]	0.291	2.273	[−5.087 to 9.632]	0.541	0.005	[−0.271 to 0.281]	0.971
Less interest in sex	−0.436	[−0.921 to 0.049]	0.078	−5.662	[−18.698 to 7.374]	0.390	−12.121	[−21.618 to −2.623]	0.013*	0.220	[−0.145 to 0.585]	0.234
FoP-Q-SF
Physical health	−0.004	[−0.019 to 0.011]	0.621	0.481	[0.096 to 0.866]	0.015*	−0.292	[−0.585 to 0.001]	0.051	−0.004	[−0.015 to 0.007]	0.466
Social family	0.003	[−0.010 to 0.016]	0.696	0.308	[−0.031 to 0.647]	0.074	−0.254	[−0.507 to 0.000]	0.050	0.001	[−0.009 to 0.010]	0.875

^*p < 0.05.