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Table 2. Multivariate logistic models for CLNM and LLNM.

	DLN status	OR (95% CI)
	DLN status	Model 1*	Model 2^†	Model 3^‡	Model 4^§
CLNM	Negative	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
	Positive	11.42 (7.96–16.39)	10.36 (7.20–14.92)	7.81 (5.34–11.41)
LLNM	Negative	1 (reference)	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
	Positive	8.41 (6.50–10.87)	7.82 (6.03–10.16)		3.51 (2.56–4.79)

*, unadjusted. ^†, adjusted for age, sex. ^‡, adjusted for age, sex, tumor size, location, multifocality, extrathyroid extension and clinical nodal status. ^§, adjusted for age, sex, tumor size, location, multifocality, extrathyroid extension and central lymph node metastasis. DLN, Delphian lymph node; CLNM, central lymph node metastasis; LLNM, lateral lymph node metastasis; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.