Coexisting CLT in PTC is an independent predictor of tumor aggressiveness for patients aged under 55: a retrospective analysis of 635 patients

Table 4 Association among different clinicopathological characteristics in patients < 55 years

Characteristics	Univariate OR	P value	Multivariate OR	P value
Greater Size of lesion
Female	0.7	0.08	0.6	0.04
Age	0.9	0.006	0.9	0.02
CLT	1.6	0.02	1.7	0.02
Gross ETE	3.5	< 0.001	3.3	< 0.001
Gross ETE
Female	0.9	0.58	0.9	0.68
Age	1	0.16	1	0.48
CLT	1.5	0.04	1.4	0.06
Greater Size of lesion	3.5	< 0.001	3.3	< 0.001
CLNM
Female	0.6	0.009	0.7	0.09
Age	0.9	< 0.001	0.9	< 0.001
CLT	0.7	0.12	0.7	0.06
Greater Size of lesion	2.2	< 0.001	1.8	0.002
Gross ETE	2.8	< 0.001	2.4	< 0.001
LLNM
Female	1.2	0.6	1.6	0.19
Age	0.9	0.22	1	0.59
CLT	0.9	0.67	0.6	0.12
Greater Size of lesion	5.3	< 0.001	4.5	< 0.001
Gross ETE	4.0	< 0.001	3.1	< 0.001

ETE extrathyroidal extension, CLNM central lymph node metastasis, LLNM lateral lymph node metastasis, OR odds ratio

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