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Published in final edited form as: World J Surg. 2024 Aug 12;48(12):2892–2898. doi: 10.1002/wjs.12312

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients undergoing urgent thyroidectomy

Clinical variables
Age, years	41 (14)
Female	18 (60.0%)
Race
Black	18 (60.0%)
White	12 (40.0%)
BMI, kg/m²	26.6 (5.3)
Chief complaints
Shortness of breath	15 (50.0%)
Palpitation	9 (30.0%)
Chest pain	2 (6.7%)
Fever	1 (3.3%)
Hypertension	9 (30.0%)
Tachycardia	18 (60.0%)
Leukocytosis	14 (46.7%)
Anemia	20 (66.7%)
Elevated transaminase	8 (26.7%)
TSH level
Undetectable	23 (76.7%)
Low	7 (23.3%)
Free T4 at admission, ng/dL	4.9 [3.5, 5.6]
Free T3 at admission, pg/mL	16.9 [7.1, 20.0]

BMI, Body mass index; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone. Categorical variables are presented as number (percentage), while numerical variables are shown as mean (standard deviation) or median [Q1, Q3] based on their distribution.