Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the sample (n = 83).
| N (%) M ± SD§ M [IQR]§§ |
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|---|---|---|
| Age | 46.91 ± 14.20 | |
| Gender | Male | 12 (14.5) |
| Female | 71 (85.5) | |
| Educational level | Middle school | 29 (34.9) |
| High school | 54 (65.1) | |
| Marital status | Single | 29 (34.9) |
| Partner | 54 (65.1) | |
| Children | 0 | 18 (21.7) |
| > = 1 | 65 (78.3) | |
| Occupational status | Not working | 35 (42.2) |
| Worker or student | 48 (57.8) | |
| Tumour T stage | T1 | 37 (48.1) |
| T2 | 23 (29.9) | |
| T3 | 17 (22.1) | |
| Tumour N stage | N0 | 28 (33.7) |
| N1 | 14 (16.9) | |
| Nx | 35 (42.2) | |
| Thyroidectomy | One-stage | 65 (82.3) |
| Two-stage | 14 (17.7) | |
| Initial RAA | Hypo | 41 (49.4) |
| rhTSH | 42 (50.6) | |
| Interval surgery/131I | 41 [20-45] | |
| Depression (BDI) | No | 47 (56.6) |
| Mild | 18 (21.7) | |
| Moderate | 16 (19.3) | |
| Severe | 2 (2.4) | |
| Anxiety level* | STAI [20-80] | 41.03 ± 10.53 |
| QOL** | FACIT-F [0-160] | 118.63 ± 22.79 |
| FACIT-G [0-108] | 81.02 ± 14.13 | |
| FACIT-F TOI [0-108] | 78.71 ± 18.42 | |
| PWB [0-28] | 23.78 ± 4.14 | |
| SWB [0-28] | 21.61 ± 5.08 | |
| EWB [0-24] | 18.31 ± 3.76 | |
| FWB [0-28] | 17.31 ± 5.90 | |
| FS [0-52] | 37.61 ± 10.73 | |
§M ± SD: mean ± standard deviation
§§M [IQR]: median [interquartile range]
*the higher the score, the higher anxiety level
**the higher the score, the higher the QOL level
PWB Physical wellbeing, SWB Social/family well-being, EWB Emotional well-being, FWB Functional well-being, FS Fatigue
FACIT-G (PWB, SWB, EWB, and FWB subscales), FACIT-F (FACT-G, and FS subscale), FACIT-F TOI (PWB, FWB, and FS subscales)