Table 2 The baseline characteristics of included participants
From: Role of hypermethylated SLC5A8 in follicular thyroid cancer diagnosis and prognosis prediction
Variables | FTC (n = 58) | FTA (n = 67) | TT-UMP (n = 40) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, year, mean ± SD | 43.78 ± 13.66 | 44.36 ± 15.07 | 43.05 ± 16.27 | 0.907 |
Sex (n, %) | ||||
Male | 30(51.72) | 40(59.7) | 21(52.5) | 0.621 |
Female | 28(48.28) | 27(40.3) | 19(47.5) | |
Smoker (n, %) | 9(15.52) | 9(13.43) | 5(12.5) | 0.903 |
Drinker (n, %) | 9(15.52) | 11(16.42) | 6(15) | 0.979 |
Tumor size, cm, Mean ± SD | 2.17 ± 1.54 | 1.91 ± 1.11 | 1.73 ± 1.08 | 0.157 |
Histologic type (n, %) | ||||
Minimally invasive | 28(48.28) | - | ||
Encapsulated angioinvasive | 16 (27.59) | |||
Widely invasive | 14(24.14) | |||
Disease recurrence (n, %) | ||||
Yes | 15(25.86) | – | – | – |
No | 43(74.14) | 67(100) | 40(100) | |