… variables was considered. Furthermore, using the Cox model, we produced a more precise
estimate of the effect of prognostic variables on … in the explanatory variables, is estimated by …

… The prognostic value of each variable for survival was studied separately in an univariate
analysis using Cox proportional hazard model. The resulting confidence intervals and P values …

… Our risk factor analyses showed that variables used in TNM staging (age at time of initial …
) are all important prognostic factors for recurrence or death from thyroid cancer. In the …

… prognostic index for all histologic types of thyroid carcinoma.10 Using a data set for 500 patients
with histologically confirmed thyroid carcinoma, a prognostic … as a prognostic variable in …

… importance and interdependence of different prognostic variables (2, 23, 25, 27). The most
important prognostic factor in papillary and/or follicular carcinomas in these studies has been …

… and intraoperative evaluations of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are important for
predicting a patient’s prognosis, and we identified several prognostic factors. In this study, we …

… Metachronous BM was a significant univariate prognostic variable, which suggested worse
prognosis in the current study, although this result differs from the findings of other authors.1, …

… With regard to immunohistochemical characteristics, we have not found a prognostic
relationship with any of the variables analyzed. In fact, not even positivity for calcitonin shows …

… tumor, both marked nuclear atypia and tumor necrosis might add prognostic information,
and histologic grade therefore should be a combined assessment of these variables. The focus …

… developed by forward, stepwise regression for all independent variables that were significant
in the univariate analysis. The independent variables used in the analysis were age (per …