SPTBN2 Promotes the Progression of Thyroid Cancer by Accelerating G1/S Transition and Inhibiting Apoptosis

Table 5

Univariate logistic regression analysis for the risk of increased tumor size.

Factor	OR	95% CI	value
Age (≤45 vs. >45)	1.969	1.362-2.845	<0.001^a
Gender (male vs. female)	0.553	0.371-0.825	0.004^a
SPTBN2 expression (low vs. high.)	2.234	1.546-3.228	<0.001^a
Histological type (PTC vs. others.)	0.963	0.651-1.424	0.85
Lymph-node metastasis	2.686	1.855-3.889	<0.001^a
Disease stage (AJCC7)	11.117	7.196-17.199	<0.001^a

Chi-square test. ^a value < 0.05. AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer.