Table 3.

Evaluating the relation between blood parameters with echogenicity and ultrasound findings in the studied subjects

Variant	Mixed echoic	Isoechoic	Hyperechoic	Hypoechoic	p	Solid-cystic	Cystic	Solid	p
WBC	7.96 (±1.5)	8.02 (±1.6)	7.04 (±1.7)	7.51 (±1.6)	0.337*	7.54 (±1.6)	7.82 (±1.6)	7.68 (±1.6)	0.930*
Neutrophil	4.67 (±1.4)	4.83 (±1.5)	3.98 (±1.3)	4.51 (±1.6)	0.503*	4.52 (±1.7)	4.44 (±1.2)	4.56 (±1.4)	0.981*
Lymphocyte	2.55 (±0.3)	2.42 (±0.5)	2.43 (±0.5)	2.37 (±0.6)	0.776*	2.43 (±0.4)	2.51 (±0.4)	2.41 (±0.5)	0.915*
Monocyte	0.42 (±0.1)	0.45 (±0.2)	0.37 (±0.2)	0.40 (±0.1)	0.546*	0.43 (±0.1)	0.34 (±0.1)	0.41 (±0.2)	0.651*
Platelet	263.09 (±62.0)	260.79 (±48.8)	244.33 (±30.7)	252.41 (±57.2)	0.795*	250.13 (±52.0)	254.20 (±77.9)	257.32 (±50.7)	0.887*
Hemoglobin	13.87 (±1.4)	13.78 (±1.5)	13.40 (±1.1)	13.33 (±1.3)	0.508*	14.49 (±1.3)	13.88 (±2.1)	13.59 (±1.4)	0.867*
CRP	0.1 (0.1–4.6)	3.0 (2.0–5.2)	3.0 (0.7–3.6)	2.2 (1.3–3.8)	0.478**	2.9 (1.0–3.0)	2.3 (2.1)	2.4 (0.1–3.9)	0.720**
TSH	1.9 (0.8–3.3)	1.5 (0.9–2.3)	1.8 (1.6–12.9)	2.1 (1.3–4.4)	0.064**	1.4 (0.9–2.2)	2.3 (0.9–3.7)	1.9 (1.3–3.5)	0.409**
Free T4	7.5 (1.1–8.4)	6.7(1.9–10.7)	5.8 (1.1–10.4)	7.5 (3.2–9.5)	0.951**	3.8 (1.1–8.0)	6.0 (2.1–8.5)	7.5 (3.3–9.0)	0.240**
Free T3	3.4 (1.6–71.6)	1.9 (1.2–106.0)	–	2.4 (1.7–3.7)	0.915**	2.3 (1.6–3.1)	1.1 (1.1)	3.8 (2.0–103.1)	0.064**
NLR	1.9 (1.4–1.9)	2.0 (1.5–2.6)	1.6 (1.3–2.2)	1.6 (1.3–2.5)	0.629**	1.6 (1.2–2.3)	1.6 (1.3–2.5)	1.9 (1.4–2.3)	0.816**
PLR	107.1 (77.1–124.1)	104.8 (87.7–140.8)	97.3 (89.3–114.9)	103.7 (86.3–130.2)	0.893**	104.7 (95.8–119.3)	91.9 (74.8–142.7)	106.1 (83.8–130.2)	0.739**

*: P-value by One-way ANOVA test; **: P-value by Kruskal-Wallis test; WBC: White blood cell; CRP: C-reactive protein; TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone; NLR: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio.