Table 3.

Cox Analysis Hazard Rate (HR) Estimates for Progressing Tumor Size.

Tumor Size Received Some Form of Thyroid Cancer-directed Treatment (n=28,261) Did Not Receive Any Thyroid Cancer-directed Treatment (n=467)
HR (adjusted) P Value 95% CI HR (adjusted) P Value 95% CI
T1a (≤10 mm) Ref - - Ref - -
T1b (>10 to ≤20 mm) 0.926 0.77 (0.55, 1.54) 1.12 0.08 (0.98, 1.28)
T2 (>20 to ≤30 mm)* 1.393 0.21 (0.82, 2.35) 1.23 0.01 (1.04, 1.44)
T2 (>30 to ≤40 mm)* 1.784 0.04 (1.01, 3.14) 1.71 0.00 (1.43, 2.06)
*For purposes of analysis the T2 group was split into two groups based on size.
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2022 April; 13(2): e0008. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2022 April 26. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10467