Table 2.
Prevalence of thyroid nodule and cancer with respect to age in 1,024 nurses and 2,631 health check-up female
| Variable | ≤29 yr | 30–39 yr | 40–49 yr | ≥50 yr | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nodule/total | Nurse | 40/182 (22.0) | 133/468 (28.4) | 114/313 (36.4) | 28/61 (45.9) | 315/1,024 (30.8) | 0.001 |
| Female | 60/255 (23.5) | 346/1,049 (33.0) | 382/900 (42.4) | 235/427 (55.0) | 1,023/2,631 (38.9) | 0.001 | |
| P-value | 0.730 | 0.083 | 0.593 | 0.217 | 0.001* | - | |
| Cancer/total | Nurse | 1/182 (0.6) | 9/468 (1.9) | 5/313 (1.6) | 1/61 (1.6) | 16/1,024 (1.6) | 0.538 |
| Female | 2/255 (0.8) | 15/1,049 (1.4) | 14/900 (1.5) | 7/427 (1.6) | 38/2,631 (1.4) | 0.455 | |
| P-value | 1.000 | 0.506 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.762 | - | |
| Cancer/nodule | Nurse | 1/40 (2.5) | 9/133 (6.8) | 5/114 (4.4) | 1/28 (3.6) | 16/315 (5.1) | 0.877 |
| Female | 2/60 (3.3) | 15/346 (4.3) | 14/382 (3.7) | 7/235 (3.0) | 38/1,023 (3.7) | 0.568 | |
| P-value | 1.000 | 0.348 | 0.781 | 0.599 | 0.325 | - | |
Values are presented as number (%).
*
P<0.05.