Table 1.
Characteristic | Entire cohort |
Patients (n) | 499 |
Age (years), mean (SD; 95% CI) | 50.74 (15.41; 49.39–52.09) |
Sex, n (%): | |
Male | 80 (16) |
Female | 419 (84) |
Primary thyroid nodule: | |
Total (n) | 503 |
Size (cm), mean (SD; 95% CI) | 3.275 (1.614; 3.134–3.417) |
Thy classification, n (%):a | |
1 | 16 (13.5) |
2 | 74 (58.4) |
3a | 52 (10.3) |
3f | 35 (8.0) |
4 | 1 (5.6) |
5 | 9 (4.2) |
a Cytological classification available for 187 nodules.