Table 3.
Association Between BMI, WC, HC and U/S Criteria of the Patients’ Nodules
| BMI | P value | WC (cm) | P value | HC (cm) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | ||||||
| Single | 30.7±8.2 | 0.745 | 98.7±15.2 | 0.42 | 117.7±12.8 | 0.49 |
| MNG | 31.1±6.6 | 100.6±14.8 | 115.8±15.2 | |||
| Echogenicity | ||||||
| Isoechoic | 30.1±9.5 | 0.37 | 97.3±15.5a,b | 0.046 | 114.5±14.3 | 0.403 |
| Hyperechoic | 30.2±4.8 | 96.1±10a | 118.4±7.4 | |||
| Heterogeneous | 31.4±6.5 | 103.8±16.7b,c | 116.9±15.5 | |||
| Hypoechoic | 32.4±6.4 | 103.1±15.4c | 120.4±14.5 | |||
| Consistency | ||||||
| Solid | 32.5±7.8 | 0.009 | 103.1±15.8 | 0.003 | 121±12.7 | 0.012 |
| Complex | 29.5±6.8 | 96.5±13.3 | 113.2±13.6 | |||
| Calcification | ||||||
| Present | 31.6±8.3 | 0.131 | 101.3±15 | 0.07 | 117.9±14.1 | 0.37 |
| Absent | 29.9±5.8 | 97.1±14.5 | 115.4±12.9 | |||
| Calcification Types | ||||||
| Both | 29.8±10.2 | 0.071 | 102.2±10.9 | 0.212 | 108.7±15.6 | 0.06 |
| Macro | 30.8±6.5 | 99.2±14.7 | 119.8±13.4 | |||
| Micro | 35.2±10.4 | 105.7±16.6 | 117.6±12.6 | |||
| Macrocalcification | ||||||
| Scattered | 30.5±7.5 | 0.656 | 99.9±13.9 | 0.40 | 117.5±14.3 | 0.27 |
| Non Scattered | 32.5±3 | 106±15.5 | 129±5.7 | |||
| Vascularity | ||||||
| Increase | 30.8±7.8 | 0.649 | 99.9±14.9 | 0.999 | 115.5±14.1 | 0.004 |
| Decrease | 31.5±5.6 | 99.9±13.9 | 123.9±9.4 | |||
| Site of Vascularity | ||||||
| Central | 30.9±6.7 | 0.307 | 99.9±15.4 | 0.383 | 115.7±14.1 | 0.347 |
| Peripheral | 30.9±9.4 | 99.1±14.7 | 115.2±14 | |||
| Both | 18.8±0 | 79±0 | 95±0 | |||
| Halo | ||||||
| Present | 30.8±8.1 | 0.793 | 98.9±14.5 | 0.45 | 115.9±13.5 | 0.41 |
| Absent | 31.1±6.6 | 100.6±15.4 | 118.1±13.9 | |||
| Halo Type | ||||||
| Incomplete | 30.8±6.2 | 0.664 | 96.4±15.1 | 0.409 | 117.2±14.5 | 0.924 |
| Complete | 30.2±8.6 | 97.9±13.4 | 115.2±11.8 | |||
| Interrupted | 31.9±7.8 | 101.9±16.2 | 116.2±16.2 | |||
| LN | ||||||
| Positive | 32.5±5.7 | 0.199 | 104 ±13.5 | 0.04 | 117.7±12.4 | 0.69 |
| Negative | 30.5±7.6 | 98.4±14.7 | 116.5±14 | |||
| Breakdown | ||||||
| Present | 29.5±6.8 | 0.005 | 96.1±13.3 | 0.001 | 113.2±13.6 | <0.001 |
| Absent | 32.6±7.8 | 103.5±15.7 | 121±12.8 | |||
| Border | ||||||
| Regular | 29.8±8.6 | 0.081 | 97.1±14.8 | 0.06 | 115±14.6 | 0.27 |
| Irregular | 31.8±6.4 | 101.4±14.9 | 118.2±13.6 | |||
| Breakdown Site | ||||||
| Peripheral | 29.9±5.9 | 0.471 | 94.1±14.6 | 0.477 | 110.9±12.3 | 0.586 |
| Central | 31±6.1 | 98.8±12.9 | 116.2±11.2 | |||
| Both | 29±6.4 | 96±12.7 | 112.9±16.5 |
Notes: Values in bold are statistically significant if P<0.05. Values with different letters are statistically different; aNo statistical difference between WC in isoechoic and in hyperechoic nodules. bNo statistical difference between WC in isoechoic and in heterogeneous nodules. cNo statistical difference between WC in hypoechoic and in heterogeneous nodules.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HC, hip circumference; LN, lymph nodes; MNG, multinodular goiter; U/S, ultrasonography; WC, waist circumference.