Table 1. Demographic and clinico-laboratory characteristics of patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for benign multinodular goiter.

	All patients (n = 207)
Age, years mean ± SD (range)	53.9 ± 13.9 (18 – 79)
TSH, uUI/ml median (interquartile range)	1.54 (1.07 – 2.27)
FT3, pmol/L median (interquartile range)	5.6 (4.3 – 6.2)
FT4, pmol/L median (interquartile range)	15.2 (12.8 – 16.9)
Tg, ng/ml median (interquartile range)	24.2 (19.5 – 35.7)

SD: standard deviation; Tg: thyroglobulin.