Table 1.
Thyroid disease patient characteristics by diagnosis compared to all RDC patients.
| RDC Patients with Thyroid Disease | All RDC Patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Non-Cancer Diagnosis | Cancer Diagnosis | Combined | |
| Unique Patients | 2,415 | 1,392 | 3,807 | 277,519 |
| Unique Visits | 6,309 | 3,851 | 10,160 | 685,913 |
| Visits per Patient – Mean (SD) | 2.6 (0.98) | 2.8 (0.91) | 2.7 (0.95) | 2.5 (0.89) |
| Procedures per Patient – Mean (SD) | 3.0 (1.11) | 3.6 (1.42) | 3.2 (1.27) | 3.0 (1.24) |
| Age – Mean (SD) | 53.2 (4.6) | 52.9 (4.47) | 53.1 (4.62) | 41.4 (8.04) |
| % Male | 20.7% | 31.6% | 24.7% | 46.8% |
| % Caucasian1 | 75.1% | 84.3% | 78.5% | 80.9 % |
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Race data was not available from all sites