Table 3. Relationship between the BRAFV600E mutation and PD-L1 expression in 137 patients with early PTC.
| Expressing Status | PD-L1 expression | OR value | OR, 95% CI | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | − | Total | ||||
| BRAFV600E mutation | ||||||
| + | 40 | 16 | 56 | 3.125 | (1.511, 6.464) | 0.002 |
| − | 36 | 45 | 81 | |||
| Total | 76 | 61 | 137 | |||
PD-L1, programmed death-ligand 1; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.