Table 4.
Risk of malignancy per the Bethesda diagnostic category
| Hospital | Year | Operated | Risk of malignancy in the Bethesda category, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||
| KCMH, Bangkok [20] | 2010–2015 | 457 | 20/104 (19.2) | 29/207 (14) | 11/29 (37.9) | 9/43 (20.9) | 22/27 (81.5) | 44/47 (93.6) |
| Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen | 2011–2015 | 701 | 60/265 (22.6) | 37/243 (15.2) | 23/70 (32.9) | 14/24 (58.3) | 25/32 (78.1) | 62/67 (92.5) |
| Chiang Mai University | 2011–2015 | 859 | 35/161 (21.7) | 76/513 (14.8) | 8/18 (44.4) | 36/66 (54.5) | 19/27 (70.4) | 68/74 (91.9) |
| Mean/Total | 2,017 | 115/530 (21.7) | 142/963 (14.7) | 42/117 (35.9) | 59/133 (44.4) | 66/86 (76.7) | 174/188 (92.6) | |