Table 2. Results of Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis of the Association between US Features and Metastatic Lymph Nodes.
US Features | Adjusted OR | 95% Confidence Interval | P |
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Absence of hilum | 2.407 | 2.056–2.758 | < 0.001 |
Cystic changes | 84.259 | 10.034–707.544 | < 0.001 |
Punctate echogenic foci | 3.105 | 1.810–5.325 | < 0.001 |
Abnormal vascularity | 5.860 | 2.976–11.537 | < 0.001 |
Cortical hyperechogenecity | 7.907 | 4.495–13.908 | < 0.001 |
OR = odds ratio, US = ultrasonography