Research Article

Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Deep Thyroid Nodule: Is There a Correlation between the Nodule’s Depth and Nondiagnostic Results?

Table 3

Multiple logistic regression analysis for the correlation between nondiagnostic outcome and selected risk factors (OR and 95% CI).

Risk factorsValuesOR95% CIp

GenderFemaleReference
Male2.740.27–1.990.546
AgeYears1.010.98–1.030.713
Nodule depth<9 mmReference
≥9 mm2.501.14–5.450.022
Dimension AMm0.980.92–1.050.647
Dimension Bmm0.960.89–1.030.258

OR- Odds Ratio, CI - confidence interval.