Table 2.
Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Malignant and Benign Cases
| Total (n=1048) |
Malignant (n=94) |
Benign (n=954) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic data | ||||
| Age at diagnosis, mean (SD), years | 46 (11) | 51 (12) | 46 (11) | <0.001 |
| Age n (%) years | ||||
| <40 | 267 (25) | 16 (17) | 251 (26) | |
| 40–49 | 405 (39) | 33 (35) | 373 (39) | |
| 50–59 | 251 (24) | 24 (25) | 225 (24) | |
| ≥60 | 125 (12) | 21 (22) | 105 (11) | <0.001 |
| Physical examination | ||||
| Height, mean (SD) | 159.46 (6) | 159.77 (6) | 157.85 (6) | 0.011 |
| Weight [kg], mean (SD) | 74.37 (16) | 76.73 (14) | 73.93 (16) | 0.127 |
| BMI, n (%) | ||||
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 694 (66) | 27 (29) | 664 (70) | <0.001 |
| Overweight (25 −30) | 173 (16) | 27 (29) | 146 (15) | |
| Obese >30 | 185 (18) | 40 (43) | 144 (15) | |
| Menopause, n (%) | 350 (34) | 45 (48) | 305 (33) | 0.004 |
| Laboratory data | ||||
| Serum 25(OH)D, mean (SD), ng/mL | 19.57 (10) | 16.41 (10) | 21.16 (10) | 0.015 |