Table 4. . Cross-tabulation of the three different variants of breast cancer with the four groups of thyroid diseases evaluated.
| Thyroid + BC | Control group | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 221 | 159 | 12 | 24 | 416 | 0.07513 |
| 2 | 114 | 130 | 7 | 18 | 269 | |
| 3 | 53 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 90 | |
| 4 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 45 | |
| Total | 410 | 343 | 22 | 45 | 820 |
Thyroid + BC = The four groups of patients with thyroid disease (multinodular goiter = 1; Hashimoto's thyroiditis = 2; Graves' disease = 3; thyroid carcinoma = 4).
BC: Breast cancer.