Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics of patients with and without thyroid cancer
| Characteristics |
Thyroid cancer |
P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present (n = 1,024) | Absent (n = 1,028) | ||
| Gender |
|
|
0.014* |
| Male |
181 (17.7) |
226 (22.0) |
|
| Female |
843 (82.3) |
802 (78.0) |
|
| Age, yr |
|
|
0.018* |
| 0 ~ 14 |
3 (0.3) |
5 (0.5) |
|
| 15~29 |
85 (8.3) |
89 (8.7) |
|
| 30~44 |
449 (43.8) |
382 (37.2) |
|
| 45~59 |
370 (36.1) |
411 (40.0) |
|
| 60~74 |
103 (10.1) |
133 (12.9) |
|
| 75~89 |
14 (1.4) |
8 (0.8) |
|
| Nodular type |
|
|
0.228 |
| Diffuse/multinodular goiter |
651 (63.6) |
627 (61.0) |
|
| Solitary nodules |
373 (36.4) |
401 (39.0) |
|
| Calcification |
|
|
|
| Coarse calcifications |
|
|
0.727 |
| Absent |
886 (86.5) |
884 (86.0) |
|
| Present |
138 (13.5) |
144 (14.0) |
|
| Microcalcification |
|
|
<0.001* |
| Absent |
293 (28.6) |
861 (83.8) |
|
| Present |
731 (71.4) |
167 (16.2) |
|
| HT |
|
|
<0.001* |
| Absent |
836 (81.6) |
962 (93.6) |
|
| Present | 188 (18.4) | 66 (6.4) | |
Results are presented as number (%) of patients. aCalculated using chi-square test; *statistically significant (P <0.05). HT, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.