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Table 4 Multivariate analysis for detection of malignant thyroid nodules on low-dose CT

From: Clinical significance of incidental thyroid nodules identified on low-dose CT for lung cancer screening

Variables

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

p

Male

3.626

0.638-20.597

0.146

Mean attenuation value ≥55 HU

9.970

1.023-97.179

0.048

AP/T ratio† ≥ 1

0.387

0.074-2.026

0.261

Longest diameter ≥ 10 mm

1.207

0.114-12.820

0.876

Densely calcified

0.884

0.088-8.859

0.917

Ill-defined margin

0.214

0.025-1.798

0.155

  1. †The ratio of the anteroposterior dimension to the transverse dimension of the nodule.
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Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

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