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. 2017 Feb 2;8(26):43406–43416. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.15018

Table 1. Basic characteristics of 227 patients who were confirmed by cytology or thyroid surgery.

Characteristic Benign (n = 119) n (%) Malignant (n = 194) n (%) Total Chi-squared t-value* P value
Gender 227
Male 17 (42.5) 23 (57.5) 40 1.594 0.2067
Female 60 (32.1) 127 (67.9) 187
Age 49.61±10.97 44.35±8.47 46.14±9.70 t=4.476* < 0.0001
Nodule size(mm) 19.7±15.1 12.6±9.2 15.3±12.3 t=4.629* < 0.0001
Solitary nodule 57 93 150 3.283 0.0700
Multiple nodules 20 57 77
Location 313
Left lobar 55 87 142 4.395 0.1111
Right lobar 64 100 164
Isthmus 0 7 7