Table 1.

Patient characteristics

	Group A (n = 108)	Group B (n = 134)	P value
Median age	45	48	NS
Gender
Male	27	26	NS
Female	81	108	NS
Pathology
Median tumor size (cm)	0.5	0.7	NS
Extrathyroid extension	2	4	NS
Median nodes removed	0	6	<0.01
Median positive nodes	0	1	<0.01
Median MACIS score	3.8	4.1	NS
Median follow-up (months)	66	61	NS

NS, not significant.