Correlation Between Thyroid Nodule Size and Risk of Thyroid Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Care Center.

1.80 [1.13] cm; p = 0.015).

In univariable analysis, thyroid-stimulating hormone, free T4, and multiple ultrasound features were associated with malignancy.

Hypoechogenicity (aOR 2.07; p = 0.020) and microcalcifications (aOR 1.86; p = 0.047) also remained independently significant, whereas thyroid function parameters were not associated with malignancy after adjustment.