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. 2018 Nov 29;145(1):4–11. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.3121

Table 1. Clinical Characteristics of Diagnosed or Suspected Thyroid Cancer Cases Detected in the First Round and Second Round of Screening.

Characteristic First Round (Fiscal Years 2011-2013) (n = 299 905) Second Round (Fiscal Years 2014-2015) (n = 271 083)
Screening examinees
Sex, No. (%)
Male 151 371 (50.5) 136 707 (50.4)
Female 148 534 (49.5) 134 376 (49.6)
Age, mean (SD), y 14.9 (2.6) 12.6 (3.2)
Confirmatory examinees 2086 1787
Diagnosed or suspected cases of thyroid cancer, No. 116 71
Age at diagnosis, mean (SD), y 17.3 (2.7) 16.9 (3.2)
Sex, No.
Male 39 32
Female 77 39
Tumor diameter at screening, mm
Mean (SD) 12.7 (7.4) 9.7 (5.3)
Median 10.5 8.6
Cases by tumor size at screening, No. (%)
5.1-10.0 mm 55 (47.4) 47 (66.2)
10.1-15.0 mm 30 (25.9) 15 (21.1)
15.1-20.0 mm 14 (12.1) 6 (8.5)
≥20.1 mm 17 (14.7) 3 (4.2)
Pathologic diagnosis in surgical cases, No.
Benign nodule 1 0
Papillary thyroid carcinoma 100 49
Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma 1 0
Other 0 1