Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| Variables | PTC | Healthy | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| patients | controls | ||
| Number of participants | 46 | 50 | |
| Number of biopsy tissues | 11 | 0 | |
| Sex (%) | 0.19 | ||
| Women | 91% | 85% | |
| Men | 09% | 15% | |
| Age (years) | 0.27 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 39 (29, 50) | 42 (36, 48) | |
| Mean (95% CI) | 40 (36, 49) | 43 (39, 46) | |
| 0.19 | |||
| >50 years (%) | 28 % | 20 % | |
| <50 years (%) | 72 % | 80 % | |
| BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 0.09 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 27.8 (23.3, 32.2) | 25.9 (23.2, 30.5) | |
| Mean (95% CI) | 28.3 (26.6, 30.0) | 26.4 (25.2, 27.7) | |
| Smoking (%) | 0,27 | ||
| Yes | 09% | 14% | |
| No | 91% | 86% | |
| TSH (μIU/mL) | / | ||
| Median (IQR) | 92.4 (70.9, 101.0) | ||
| Mean (95% CI) | 82.9 (75.6, 90.0) | ||
| TPO-ab (Ul/mL) | / | ||
| Median (IQR) | 16.4 (14.7, 21.0) | ||
| Mean (95% CI) | 38.7 (15.5, 21.9) | ||
| TG (ng/mL) | / | ||
| Median (IQR) | 11.9 (4.7, 87.9) | ||
| Mean (95% CI) | 109.5 (32.8, 186.24) |
BMI, Body Mass Index; TSH, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone; TPO-ab/ anti-Thyroid Peroxidase antibodies; TG, Thyroglobulin.