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Table 2.

Patient Demographics Balancing Table

	Before matching (n = 3756)		p	After matching (n = 1836)		p
	Total thyroidectomy (n = 2813), n (%)	Thyroid lobectomy (n = 943), n (%)	p	Total thyroidectomy (n = 918), n (%)	Thyroid lobectomy (n = 918), n (%)	p
Age, mean (SD)	50.4	46.4	<0.0001	46.6	46.2	0.5056
Sex
Female	2209	685	0.0002	665	665	1
Male	604	258	0.0002	253	253	1
Histology
Papillary	2727	879	<0.0001	879	879	1
Follicular	40	41		20	20
Hurthle	46	23		19	19
ATA risk stratification^a
Low	1940	728	<0.0001	706	728	0.2144
Intermediate	873	215	<0.0001	212	190	0.2144
pT stage^a
T1a	1310	413	0.0136	413	413	1
T1b	968	309		303	303
T2	535	221		202	202
¹³¹I therapy
Yes	573	0	<0.0001	0	0	NA
No	2	943	<0.0001	918	918	NA

^{^a}

According to the American Joint Committee Cancer, Eighth edition.

NA, not applicable; SD, standard deviation.