Table 3.
Comparison of 125 Children and 2582 Adults With Nodules ≥1 Centimeter
| Patient Characteristics | Children | Adults | Pa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | .21 | ||
| Female | 105 (84) | 2266 (88) | |
| Male | 20 (16) | 316 (12) | |
| Thyroid cancer | .02 | ||
| Patients with thyroid cancer | 28 (22) | 368 (14) | |
| Patients without thyroid cancer | 97 (78) | 2214 (86) | |
| No. of nodule(s) per patient | <.0001 | ||
| 1 | 101 (81) | 1473 (57) | |
| 2 | 16 (13) | 592 (23) | |
| 3 | 4 (3) | 276 (11) | |
| ≥4 | 4 (3) | 241 (9) | |
| Size of nodules, mm | .02 | ||
| 10–14 | 61 (35) | 1438 (31) | |
| 15–19 | 20 (12) | 996 (22) | |
| 20–24 | 25 (14) | 667 (15) | |
| 25–29 | 26 (15) | 469 (10) | |
| 30–39 | 26 (15) | 593 (13) | |
| ≥40 | 15 (9) | 421 (9) |
Data are expressed as number (percent).
a
Testing hypothesis of equal proportions in the 2 samples by Fisher's exact test or χ-squared test. Adult patient data were adapted from Yassa et al (13), modified to exclude tumors of nonthyroid origin.