Table 1.
Patient basic and clinic features in both groups (Group A: low risk and groups B-D: high-risk)
| Variables | Groups | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| A: low-risk (n, %) | B-D: high-risk (n, %) | ||
| Gender | < 0.05 | ||
| Male | 2 (6.1) | 29 (29.3) | |
| Female | 31 (93.9) | 70 (70.7) | |
| Age, M ± SD, y | 42.5 (9.4) | 43.6 (14.1) | 0.67 |
| Pathology | |||
| Papillary | 32 (97.0) | 94 (94.9) | |
| Follicular | 1 (3.0) | 5 (5.1) | |
| Tumor size, M ± SD, cm | 1.5 (0.8) | 2.0 (1.4) | 0.06 |
| Multifocality | < 0.05 | ||
| Yes | 2 (6.0) | 47 (48.0) | |
| No | 31 (94.0) | 52 (52.0) | |
| Capsular invasion | < 0.05 | ||
| Yes | 0 (0) | 43 (43.4) | |
| No | 33 (100) | 56 (56.6) | |
| Affected lobes | < 0.05 | ||
| Bilateral | 1 (3.0) | 35 (35.4) | |
| Unilateral | 32 (97.0) | 64 (64.6) | |
| Tumor location | 0.07 | ||
| Upper pole | 6 (18.2) | 39 (39.4) | |
| Middle | 15 (45.5) | 31 (31.3) | |
| Lower pole | 12 (36.3) | 29 (29.3) | |