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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses results of benign and malignant thyroid nodules

From: Thyroid imaging reporting and data system with MRI morphological features for thyroid nodules: diagnostic performance and unnecessary biopsy rate

Characteristics

Benign (n = 453)

Malignant (n = 275)

p

Multivariate Analysis

Kappa

OR (95%CI)

p

Restricted diffusion

  

 < 0.001*

45.1(23.2–87.5)

 < 0.001*

0.914

 Absent

426 (94.0)

49 (17.8)

 

 Present

27(6.0)

226 (82.2)

 

Reversed halo sign

  

 < 0.001*

38.0(20.4–70.7)

 < 0.001*

0.818

 Absent

434 (95.8)

57 (20.7)

 

 Present

19 (4.2)

218 (79.3)

 
  1. Data are expressed as the number of nodules, with percentages in parentheses
  2. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  3. *p < 0.05
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