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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2013 Aug 23;154(6):10.1016/j.surg.2013.06.019. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.06.019

Table 2. Demographic characteristics in family members at risk by generation (spouses excluded).

Family member at risk N = 54 Anterior generation First generation (index) Second generation
Total family members at risk 10 18 26
Thyroid nodules ≥ 5 mm 9/10 (90%) 9/18 (50%) 5/26 (19.23%)
Mean age at thyroid nodule detection by ultrasound [years] 68 [55–75] 36.7 [27–53] 19.4 [10–33]
Screening ultrasound
 Size nodule [mm] 10.2 [5–22] 14.82 [6.9–38] 6.9 [5–13]
 Microcalcifications 2 2 0