Table 2.
Comparison of vitamin D levels regarding the papillary thyroid cancer aggressiveness characteristics (Mann-Whitney U test)
| Characteristics of aggressiveness |
Aggressive characteristics (+)
Vit D (ng/mL) |
Aggressive characterisitcs (-)
Vit D (ng/mL) |
p* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Above 55 | 18.31±13.67 | 15.31±11.21 | 0.297 |
| Female | 15.95±12.3 | 16.4±10.5 | 0.261 |
| T >1 cm | 14.66±8.84 | 16.64±16.25 | 0.875 |
| T3/4 tumor | 13.25±11.5 | 15.87±11.55 | 0.504 |
| Multicentricity | 15.62±11.47 | 15.34±11.11 | 0.909 |
| Lymphovascular invasion | 15.48±11.55 | 15.46±11.18 | 0.819 |
| Central metastasis | 15.38±11.35 | 15.41±11.24 | 0.985 |
| Lateral metastasis | 15.66±9.43 | 15.42±11.44 | 0.607 |