Table 2.
Comparison of age, gender, and multicentricity; presence of lymphocytic thyroiditis; tumor size; and number of nodules in the two patient groups.
| Patient group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total thyroidectomy (n = 53) | Total thyroidectomy + CLND (n = 56) | ||
| Age (median, range) | 41.5 y (25–69 y) | 44.0 y (19–79 y) | p = 0.53∗ |
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| Gender | |||
| Female (n, %) | 39 (49.4%) | 40 (50.6%) | p = 0.97∗∗ |
| Male (n, %) | 14 (46.7%) | 16 (53.3%) | |
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| Multicentricity | |||
| No (n, %) | 45 (51.1%) | 43 (48.9%) | p = 0.40∗∗ |
| Yes (n, %) | 8 (38.1%) | 13 (61.9%) | |
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| Lymphocytic thyroiditis | |||
| Absent (n, %) | 34 (53.1%) | 30 (46.9%) | p = 0.35∗∗ |
| Present (n, %) | 19 (42.2%) | 26 (57.8%) | |
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| Tumor size (median, range) | 8.0 (2–10) mm | 8.0 (2–10) mm | p = 0.32∗∗∗ |
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| Number of nodules (median, range) | 1.0 (1–5) | 1.0 (1‐2) | p = 0.22∗∗∗ |
∗ p values obtained from independent sample t-test; ∗∗p values obtained from Yate's corrected chi-square test; ∗∗∗p values obtained from the Mann–Whitney U test.