|
Variables
|
Present (n = 451)
|
Absent (n = 1653)
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Age (mean ± SD)
|
|
≤ 55/> 55
|
274/177
|
946/707
|
0.179
|
|
Gender
|
|
Female / Male
|
247/204
|
886/767
|
0.659
|
|
Tumor size
|
|
< 1.0 cm / ≥1.0 cm
|
121/330
|
448/1205
|
0.908
|
|
Coexistent thyroid
|
|
Nodular goiter
|
|
Yes / No
|
47/404
|
183/1470
|
0.695
|
|
Toxic goiter
|
|
Yes / No
|
74/377
|
238/1415
|
0.287
|
|
Hashimoto’s disease
|
|
Yes / No
|
208/243
|
614/1039
|
0.001
|
|
Tumor focality
|
|
Multifocality / Unifocality
|
303/148
|
605/1048
|
< 0.001
|
|
Tumor location
| | |
< 0.001
|
|
Inferior portion
|
245
|
639
| |
|
Upper-Middle portion
|
206
|
1014
| |
|
Extrathyroidal extension
|
|
Yes / No
|
241/210
|
725/928
|
< 0.001
|
|
Central cervical metastasis
|
|
Yes / No
|
304/147
|
1013/640
|
0.017
|
|
Lateral cervical metastasis
|
|
Level II
|
|
Yes / No
|
80/371
|
257/1396
|
0.216
|
|
Level III
|
|
Yes / No
|
229/222
|
542/1111
|
< 0.001
|
|
Level IV
|
|
Yes / No
|
233/218
|
571/1082
|
< 0.001
|
- LNCM Lymph Node between superficial layer of deep Cervical fascia and deep fascia of infrahyoid Muscles
