Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | No. of patients (n = 25) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| ≤25 26–50 51–75 75+ |
1 5 18 1 |
| Gender | |
| Female Male |
17 8 |
| Highest level of education | |
| Year 11 or below High school Technical or college diploma Bachelors degree or above |
2 2 8 13 |
| Recruitment Avenue | |
| Queensland Thyroid Cancer Study (QTCS) Chris O’Brien Lifehouse patient rooms Royal North Shore Hospital endocrine surgical database |
18 2 5 |
| Size of nodule (mm)a | |
| 0.0–1.9 2.0–3.9 4.0–5.9 6.0–7.9 8.0- ≤ 10.0 |
3 3 6 6 5 |
| Mode of detectionb | |
| Physical exam finding Imaging finding Diagnostic work-up for thyroid abnormality Case finding Symptomatic nodule |
3 14 3 1 4 |
aPatient reported, two patients were unsure of the exact size of their nodules. All nodules were ≤10 mm
bHow the patient came to be diagnosed with PMC from information discussed during the interview based on Singh Ospina’s definition of mechanism detection [15]