Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma.
Characteristic | Total population | Post-matchinga | ||||
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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.