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Characteristics of study subjects.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Mean age (years) | 41.8 ± 11.4 |
| Range | 13∼79 |
| Patient gender, n (%) | 87 (19.5%) |
| Male | |
| Female | 359 (80.5%) |
| Pathology, n (%) | 438 (98.2%) |
| Papillary thyroid carcinoma | |
| Follicular thyroid carcinoma | 5 (1.1%) |
| Medullary thyroid carcinoma | 0 (0%) |
| Undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma | 3 (0.7%) |
