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Table 2 Association between parameters and disease property

From: Diagnostic value of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in thyroid disease: application in differentiating benign from malignant disease

 

Benign group (n = 28)

Malignant group (n = 14)

P value*

OR

95% CI

Age (yrs)

41.7

45.3

0.79

0.62

0.26, 2.59

Sex (Female %)

21(75)

11(78.6)

0.61

0.50

0.16, 1.54

Max nodular diameter (cm)

3.63 ± 0.37

2.55 ± 0.41

0.034

3.22

1.27, 6.76

ADC values [mm 2 /s]

     

b-0,300

2.37 ± 0.47

1.49 ± 0.60

<0.001

4.76

1.56, 9.89

b-0,500

1.87 ± 0.25

1.61 ± 0.45

0.138

1.01

0.3, 1.81

b-0,800

1.68 ± 0.25

1.41 ± 0.34

0.059

0.091

0.03, 0.73

  1. *p value reflected from logistic analysis.