Table 1 Comparison of characteristics of patients with and without thyroid cancer
Characteristics | Thyroid cancer | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
Present (n = 1,024) | Absent (n = 1,028) | ||
Gender | 0.014* | ||
Male | 181 (17.7) | 226 (22.0) | |
Female | 843 (82.3) | 802 (78.0) | |
Age, yr | 0.018* | ||
0 ~ 14 | 3 (0.3) | 5 (0.5) | |
15~29 | 85 (8.3) | 89 (8.7) | |
30~44 | 449 (43.8) | 382 (37.2) | |
45~59 | 370 (36.1) | 411 (40.0) | |
60~74 | 103 (10.1) | 133 (12.9) | |
75~89 | 14 (1.4) | 8 (0.8) | |
Nodular type | 0.228 | ||
Diffuse/multinodular goiter | 651 (63.6) | 627 (61.0) | |
Solitary nodules | 373 (36.4) | 401 (39.0) | |
Calcification | |||
Coarse calcifications | 0.727 | ||
Absent | 886 (86.5) | 884 (86.0) | |
Present | 138 (13.5) | 144 (14.0) | |
Microcalcification | <0.001* | ||
Absent | 293 (28.6) | 861 (83.8) | |
Present | 731 (71.4) | 167 (16.2) | |
HT | <0.001* | ||
Absent | 836 (81.6) | 962 (93.6) | |
Present | 188 (18.4) | 66 (6.4) | |