Table 1.
General characteristics of our PTC patients and BRAFV600E mutation in PTC patients with and without LNM.
| Characteristics | Metastasis no. (%) | X2/t value | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 108) | No (n = 172) | ||||
| Age (years) | 40.48 ± 11.83 | 45.85 ± 9.81 | t = −4.117 | <0.001 | |
| <45 y | 65 (46.4) | 75 (53.6) | X2 = 7.295 | 0.007 | |
| ≥45 y | 43 (30.7) | 97 (69.3) | |||
| Gender | Male | 36 (55.4) | 29 (44.6) | X2 = 10.099 | 0.001 |
| Female | 72 (33.5) | 143 (66.5) | |||
| Ethnic | Han | 100 (38.2) | 162 (61.8) | X2 = 0.280 | 0.597 |
| Others | 8 (44.4) | 10 (55.6) | |||
| Smoke | Yes | 19 (50) | 19 (50) | X2 = 2.424 | 0.119 |
| No | 89 (36.8) | 153 (63.2) | |||
| Alcohol | Yes | 17 (48.6) | 18 (51.4) | X2 = 1.688 | 0.194 |
| No | 91 (37.1) | 154 (62.9) | |||