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. 2020 Mar 19;35(1):115–121. doi: 10.3803/EnM.2020.35.1.115

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma.

Characteristic Total population Post-matchinga
TT only (n=107) TT-RAI (n=182) P value TT only (n=100) TT-RAI (n=100) P value
Age, yr 54.24±8.99 52.91±9.47 0.24 54.13±8.71 52.87±9.68 0.33
Female sex 96 (90) 150 (82) 0.13 93 (93) 83 (83) 0.14
Marital status
 Married 86 (80) 164 (90) 0.031 83 (83) 90 (90) 0.21
Education level
 College degree or higher 40 (37) 86 (47) 0.13 39 (39) 43 (43) 0.67
Current employment status
 Employed 46 (43) 90 (49) 0.34 42 (42) 51 (51) 0.26
Socioeconomic status 0.11 0.07
 Upper 49 (46) 64 (35) 45 (45) 31 (31)
 Middle 40 (37) 92 (50) 39 (39) 55 (55)
 Lower 18 (17) 27 (15) 16 (16) 14 (14)
Serum TSH, mIU/Lb 0.35±4.85 0.16±4.39 <0.001 0.30±4.34 0.25±4.42 0.38

Values are expressed as mean±standard deviation or number (%).

TT, total thyroidectomy; RAI, radioactive iodine; TSH, thyrotropin.

aSerum TSH was matched between groups; bTSH values were log-transformed, and the geometric mean values were evaluated.