Predictors of a follicular nodule (Thy3) outcome of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology among Saudi patients

Musa, Imad R.; El khatim Ahmad, Mukhtar; Al Raddady, Fayez Salim; Al Rabih, Wesal Rabih; Elsayed, Elsayed M.; Mohamed, Gussay Badawi; Gasim, Gasim I.

doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2943-8

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Table 3 Showing the univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of FNAC outcome where FNAC Thy1 was the reference

From: Predictors of a follicular nodule (Thy3) outcome of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology among Saudi patients

Variables	Thy2 (N = 107)				Thy3 (N = 38)				Thy4 (N = 13)
Variables		OR	CI	P		OR	CI	P		OR	CI	P
Univariate
Age in years mean (SD)	39.8 (1.4)	1.6	0.2–10.6	0.652	34.7 (1.3)	0.05	0.003–0.6	0.021	41.7 (1.4)	2.3	0.04–150.3	0.691
No TN
SN No (%)	27 (25.2)	0.8	0.4–1.4	0.375	20 (52.6)	2.5	1.2–5.3	0.016	7 (53.8)	2.6	0.8–8.5	0.101
MNG N (%)	80 (74.8)	0.8	0.4–1.4	0.375	18 (47.4)	2.5	1.2–5.3	0.016	6 (46.2)	2.6	0.8–8.5	0.101
ER
Yes N (%)	86 (80.4)	0.9	0.5–1.9	0.895	23 (60.5)	0.4	0.2–0.8	0.012	12 (78.4)	2.8	0.5–22.7	0.335
NO N (%)	21 (19.6)	0.9	0.5–1.9	0.895	15 (39.5)	0.4	0.2–0.8	0.012	1 (21.6)	2.8	0.5–22.7	0.335
CLN
Normal N (%)	85 (79.4)	2.7	1.4–5	0.001	24 (63.2)	1.2	0.6–2.6	0.618	9 (69.2)	1.6	0.5–5.5	0.461
Enlarged N (%)	22 (20.6)	2.7	1.4–5	0.001	14 (36.8)	1.2	0.6–2.6	0.618	4 (30.8)	1.6	0.5–5.5	0.461
Gender
Male N (%)	15 (14)	0.9	0.4–1.9	0.787	0 (0)	NA			2 (15.4)	1	0.2–4.9	0.995
Female N (%)	92 (86)	0.9	0.4–1.9	0.787	38 (100)	NA			11 (84.6)	1	0.2–4.9	0.995
Thyroid gland size
Normal N (%)	9 (8.4)	0.8	0.3–1.9	0.549	3 (7.9)	0.7	0.2–2.7	0.608	1 (7.7)	0.78	0.1–5.9	0.730
Enlarged N (%)	98 (91.6)	0.8	0.3–1.9	0.549	35 (92.1)	0.7	0.2–2.7	0.608	12 (92.3)	0.78	0.1–5.9	0.730
Nodule character
Solid N (%)	19 (17.8)	1.2	0.3–0.97	0.040	20 (52.6)	2.2	1–4.8	0.039	7 (53)	2.7	0.8–9	0.114
Cystic	16 (15)	1.2	0.3–0.97	0.040	1 (26.3)	2.2	1–4.8	0.039	1 (7.7)	2.7	0.8–9	0.114
Cystic	16 (15)	1.2	0.5–2.7	0.658	1 (26.3)	0.3	0.04–2.6	0.288	1 (7.7)	1.1	0.1–10	0.944
Mixed	72 (67.3)	1.2	0.5–2.7	0.658	17 (44.7)	0.3	0.04–2.6	0.288	5 (38.5)	1.1	0.1–10	0.944
Nodule size
> 1 cm	2 (1.9)	0.4	0.1–2.1	0.285	0 (0)	NA			1 (7.7)	1.8	0.2–16.4	0.617
< 1 cm	105 (98.1)	0.4	0.1–2.1	0.285	38 (100)	NA			12 (92.3)	1.8	0.2–16.4	0.617
Thyroid hormones
TSH mean (sd)	1.2 (3.3)	1	0.9–1.2	0.414	7.9 (2.9)	0.9	0.7–1.2	0.583	1.5 (2.9)	1	0.9–1.2	0.688
T3 mean (sd)	4.6 (1.3)	1.2	0.8–1.8	0.347	4.5 (1.2)	1.1	0.7–1.7	0.626	3.9 (1.4)	0.4	0.2–0.99	0.046
T4 mean (sd)	13.2 (1.2)	1.1	0.97–1.2	0.159	12.9 (1.2)	1	0.9–1.2	0.593	12.6 (1.1)	1	0.8–1.3	0.954
BMI mean (sd)	31.6 (1.2)	1.5	0.1–40.6	0.809	31.6 (1.2)	1.7	0.02–163.5	0.826	31.6 (1.2)	0.05	4.248E−50.1	0.401
Multivariate
Age in years mean (SD)	39.8 (1.4)	1.6	0.2–13.2	0.674	34.7 (1.3)	0.04	0.002–0.96	0.047
No TN
SN No (%)	27 (25.2)	0.7	0.3–1.3	0.239	20 (52.6)	2.4	1.0–5.6	0.039
MNG N (%)	80 (74.8)	0.7	0.3–1.3	0.239	18 (47.4)	2.4	1.0–5.6	0.039
ER
Yes N (%)	86 (80.4)	1.0	0.5–2.1	0.999	23 (60.5)	0.4	0.16–0.94	0.036
NO N (%)	21 (19.6)	1.0	0.5–2.1	0.999	15 (39.5)	0.4	0.16–0.94	0.036
CLN
Normal N (%)	85 (79.4)	3.2	1.6–6.1	< 0.001	24 (63.2)	0.39	1–5.6	0.039
Enlarged N (%)	22 (20.6)	3.2	1.6–6.1	< 0.001	14 (36.8)	0.39	1–5.6	0.039

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