Table 5.
Hazard ratios by Cox proportional hazards model for predicting the risk of distant metastasis in WDTC in DM and NDM patients (n = 568)
| Variable | HR | Lower CI | Upper CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.023 | 0.993 | 1.055 | 0.131 |
| Sex | 1.503 | 0.607 | 3.722 | 0.378 |
| Follicular | 7.068 | 1.869 | 26.731 | 0.004† |
| Hurthle | 1.945 | 0.416 | 9.086 | 0.398 |
| Size | 1.370 | 1.135 | 1.655 | 0.001† |
| Focality | 1.850 | 0.764 | 4.482 | 0.173 |
| Positive Margins | 0.974 | 0.374 | 2.540 | 0.957 |
| LVI | 2.488 | 0.719 | 8.613 | 0.15 |
| Nodal Metastasis | 3.806 | 1.285 | 11.270 | 0.016* |
| ETE | 0.883 | 0.311 | 2.502 | 0.815 |
LVI Lymphovascular invasion, ETE Extrathyroidal extension, CI Confidence interval
*p < 0.05