A comparative study of two liquid-based preparation methods: membrane-based and sedimentation in fine needle aspiration cytology diagnosis in thyroid nodules

Table 6 Relationship between the cell count and clinical characteristics

	Cell count		P value
	High	Low	P value
Nodule location
Left	83	23	0.527
Right	86	21
Isthmus	5	3
Maximum diameter
≥ 1 cm	118	35	0.318
< 1 cm	56	12	0.318
Ultrasound blood flow signal
Yes	81	14	0.039
No	93	33	0.039

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