A Novel Scoring System for AUS Thyroid Nodule.

Int J Endocrinol · 2025 · PMC12364591 · PMID 40836933

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approached significancep =0.067so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Family history in first-degree relatives approached significance (aOR = 1.90; p =0.067), indicating a possible trend toward increased risk, though larger sample sizes are needed to confirm this.

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a possible trendno p-value reported

Family history in first-degree relatives approached significance (aOR = 1.90; p =0.067), indicating a possible trend toward increased risk, though larger sample sizes are needed to confirm this.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

While the presence of irregularity had a high OR (aOR = 4.20), it did not reach statistical significance, likely due to the small number of cases with this feature, resulting in a wide confidence interval.

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