Table 2 Association between CLT and clinicopathological characteristics in patients < 55 years
Characteristics | Total | non-CLT(%) | CLT-coexisted(%) | OR(95%CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 515 | 366 (71.1) | 149 (28.9) | Â | Â |
Sex | |||||
Female | 383 | 250 (68.3) | 133 (89.3) | 3.9 (2.2–6.8) |  < 0.001 |
Male | 132 | 116 (31.7) | 16 (10.7) | Â | Â |
#Mean rank of lesion size | Â | 247.31 | 284.25 | Â | 0.005 |
0 < size  ≤ 1 cm |  | 240 (53.7) | 85 (45.2) |  |  |
1 cm < size ≤ 2 cm |  | 95 (21.3) | 38 (20.2) | ||
2 cm < size ≤ 4 cm |  | 108 (24.2) | 61 (32.4) | ||
4 cm < size |  | 4 (0.9) | 4 (2.1) | ||
Small lesion (Dmax ≤ 1 cm) | 264 | 200 (54.6) | 64 (43.0) | 1.6 (1.2–2.4) | 0.02 |
Extrathyroidal extension | 116 | 74 (20.2) | 42 (28.2) | 1.5 (1.1–2.4) | 0.04 |
CLNM | 273 | 202 (55.2) | 71 (47.7) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | 0.12 |
LLNM | 53 | 39 (10.7) | 14 (9.4) | 0.9 (0.5–1.7) | 0.67 |
CLNM of small lesions | 139 | 114 (47.3) | 25 (29.4) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 0.004 |
TNM stage | |||||
I | 515 | 366 (71.1) | 149 (28.9) | Â | Â |
I-IV | 0 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Multifocality | 152 | 102 (27.9) | 50 (34.0) | 1.3 (0.9–2.0) | 0.27 |