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. 2021 Dec;10(12):3200–3210. doi: 10.21037/gs-21-545

Table 3. Multivariable cox regression analyses of survival in female thyroid cancer.

Characteristics Variable Cancer-specific survival Overall survival
HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P
Tumor size ≤1 cm 1 1
>1 cm 1.578 (1.199–2.077) <0.001 1.030 (0.934–1.137) 0.55
Race Black 1 1
White 0.761 (0.541–1.070) 0.116 0.736 (0.636–0.852) <0.001
Other 0.770 (0.520–1.140) 0.192 0.682 (0.565–0.822) <0.001
Age, years <55 1 1
≥55 7.054 (5.562–8.946) <0.001 6.195 (5.612–6.838) <0.001
Median income <$55,000 1 1
≥$55,000 0.949 (0.736–1.224) 0.686 0.841 (0.753–0.940) <0.001
Surgery performed No 1 1
Yes 0.153 (0.109–0.217) <0.001 0.134 (0.108–0.167) <0.001
Histology recode/pathological type Medullary 1 1
HCC 1.468 (0.902–2.390) 0.123 0.949 (0.695–1.296) 0.743
Follicular 0.968 (0.613–1.529) 0.889 0.750 (0.564–0.998) 0.048
Pap with Fv 0.500 (0.327–0.764) 0.001 0.626 (0.484–0.810) <0.001
Papillary 0.426 (0.291–0.624) <0.001 0.618 (0.481–0.793) <0.001
T stage Tx 0.136 (0.033–0.560) 0.006 0.206 (0.075–0.562) 0.002
T0 0.326 (0.125–0.850) 0.022 0.307 (0.160–0.591) <0.001
T1 0.178 (0.122–0.260) <0.001 0.354 (0.288–0.436) <0.001
T2 0.251 (0.170–0.368) <0.001 0.347 (0.279–0.431) <0.001
T3 0.428 (0.329–0.557) <0.001 0.470 (0.395–0.560) <0.001
T4 1 1
N stage Nx 0.753 (0.424–1.337) 0.333 1.144 (0.848–1.542) 0.379
N0 0.700 (0.565–0.868) 0.001 1.004 (0.872–1.157) 0.954
N1 1 1
M stage Mx 0.210 (0.096–0.460) <0.001 0.207 (0.135–0.319) <0.001
M0 0.243 (0.178–0.333) <0.001 0.266 (0.211–0.335) <0.001
M1 1 1
Combined summary stage Localized 1 1
Regional 1.594 (1.180–2.152) <0.001 0.994 (0.879–1.124) 0.92
Distant 4.986 (3.247–7.658) <0.001 2.133 (1.671–2.723) <0.001

HCC, Hurthle cell carcinoma; Pap with Fv, papillary with follicular variant.