Table 3 Association between CLT and clinicopathological characteristics in patients ≥ 55 years
Charateristics | Total | non-CLT(%) | CLT-coexisted(%) | OR(95%CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 120 | 81 (67.5) | 39 (32.5) | Â | Â |
Sex | |||||
Female | 101 | 65 (80.2) | 36 (92.3) | 3.0 (0.8–10.8) | 0.09 |
Male | 19 | 16 (19.8) | 3 (7.7) | Â | Â |
Small lesion (Dmax ≤ 1 cm) | 61 | 40 (49.4) | 21 (53.8) | 0.8 (0.4–1.8) | 0.29 |
#Mean rank of lesion size | Â | 60.97 | 59.53 | Â | 0.817 |
0 < size ≤ 1 cm |  | 40 (49.4) | 21 (53.8) |  | |
1 cm < size ≤ 2 cm |  | 18 (22.2) | 6 (15.4) |  | |
2 cm < size ≤ 4 cm |  | 20 (24.7) | 11 (28.2) |  | |
4 cm < size |  | 3 (3.7) | 1 (2.6) |  | |
Extrathyroidal extension | 27 | 20 (24.7) | 7 (17.9) | 0.7 (0.3–1.7) | 0.41 |
CLNM | 24 | 17 (21.0) | 7 (17.9) | 0.8 (0.3–2.2) | 0.7 |
LLNM | 1 | 1 (1.2) | 0 | (0.9–1.0) | 0.49 |
CLNM of small lesions | 4 | 3 (6.3) | 1 (4.5) | 0.7 (0.1–7.3) | 0.63 |
TNM stage | |||||
I | 108 | 72 (88.9) | 36 (92.3) | 0.7 (0.2–2.6) | 0.56 |
II-IV | 12 | 9 (11.1) | 3 (7.7) | Â | Â |
Multifocality | 42 | 31 (38.3) | 11 (28.9) | 0.7 (0.3–1.5) | 0.32 |