Table 2.
INTP group (n = 94) | Control group (n = 95) | p-Value | |
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Age (years) | 33.2 ± 6.8 | 34.4 ± 7.3 | 0.245 |
Male (%) | 3 (3.2%) | 7 (7.4%) | 0.200 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.5 ± 2.6 | 22.0 ± 3.3 | 0.216 |
Max tumor size (cm) | 0.83 ± 0.78 | 0.76 ± 0.51 | 0.459 |
Multiple lesions (%) | 21 (22.3%) | 19 (20.0%) | 0.694 |
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (%) | 36 (38.3%) | 28 (29.5%) | 0.200 |
Total thyroidectomy (%) | 25 (26.6%) | 16 (16.8%) | 0.104 |
Bilateral CCD (%) | 22 (23.4%) | 15 (15.8%) | 0.187 |
CCD, central compartment dissection; INTP, intraoperative neural tunnel protecting; BMI, body mass index.