Table 3 Hazard ratios of disease recurrence.

From: TERT promoter mutations and Ki-67 labeling index as a prognostic marker of papillary thyroid carcinomas: combination of two independent factors

Genotype

HR

95% CI

p-value

HR

95% CI

p-value

HR

95% CI

p-value

HR

95% CI

p-value

no BRAF, no TERT

1.000

  

1.000

  

1.000

  

1.000

  

BRAF mut only

0.696

0.141–3.450

0.658

0.578

0.114–2.930

0.508

0.676

0.135–3.398

0.635

0.626

0.125–3.139

0.569

BRAF/TERT mut

6.740

2.173–20.905

0.001

4.172

1.011–17.218

0.048

3.016

0.659–13.797

0.155

4.068

0.966–17.129

0.056

Adjustment

 

age, sex, N

age, sex, size

age, sex, Ex

Ki67 labeling index

HR

95% CI

p-value

HR

95% CI

p-value

HR

95% CI

p-value

   

<5%

1.000

  

1.000

  

1.000

  

5–10%

2.444

0.611–9.779

0.207

2.620

0.650–10.563

0.176

2.247

0.547–9.222

0.261

>10%

9.871

3.422–28.476

<0.001

8.131

2.718–24.323

<0.001

5.521

1.719–17.737

0.004

Adjustment

 

age, sex, N

age, sex, N, size, Ex

Risk group

HR

95% CI

p-value

HR

95% CI

p-value

   

Low

1.000

  

1.000

  

Low vs. Middle

10.147

2.859–36.012

3.36E-04

8.795

2.349–32.924

0.001

Middle vs. High

11.762

3.636–38.048

3.87E-05

6.255

1.134–34.505

0.035

Adjustment

 

age, sex, size, Ex