Table 1.
Clinical characteristic of 1622 patients with PTC.
| BMI at diagnosis (kg/m2) | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI < 18.5 N = 78 |
18.5 ≤ BMI < 23 N = 826 |
23 ≤ BMI < 27.5 N = 414 |
BMI ≥ 27.5 N = 304 |
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| Gender, male/female | 14/64 | 149/677 | 95/319 | 115/189 | <0.001 |
| Age, y, mean ± SD | 43.6 ± 9.1 | 45.7 ± 8.9 | 44.5 ± 9.5 | 45.5 ± 9.2 | 0.14 |
| Diabetes | 2 (2.56%) | 23 (2.78%) | 27 (6.52%) | 48 (15.8%) | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 2 (2.56%) | 79 (9.56%) | 89 (21.5%) | 74 (24.34%) | <0.001 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 8 (10.26%) | 78 (9.44%) | 68 (16.43%) | 40 (13.16%) | 0.84 |
| TSH, mU/mL, mean ± SD | 1.2 ± 1.1 | 1.3 ± 0.9 | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 1.5 ± 1.2 | 0.20 |
| Number of LN dissected | 16 ± 15 | 17 ± 13 | 19 ± 14 | 18 ± 17 | 0.39 |