Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with DTC and HC.
| Patients | Healthy | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 45 | 60 | – |
| Sex (women/man) | 27/18 | 35/25 | 0.72 |
| Surrounding tissue invasion | 33/12 | – | – |
| Size (>1cm) | 23/22 | – | – |
| Unilateral focus | 27/18 | – | – |
| Single focus | 18/27 | – | – |
| Lymphatic metastasis | 38/7 | – | – |
| Age (year), x ± s | 43.0 ± 11.2 | 46.6 ± 14.1 | 0.166 |
| FT3 (pmol/L), mean (range) | 1.4 (0.5-3.3) | – | – |
| FT4 (pmol/L), mean (range) | 1.7 (0.0-6.8) | – | – |
| TSH (μIU/mL), mean (range) | 114.6 (43.7-150.0) | – | – |
| TgAb (U/mL), mean (range) | 35.9 (15.0-172.2) | – | – |
| TPOAb (U/mL), mean (range) | 87.1 (28.0-760.8) | – | – |
| Tg (ng/mL), mean (range) | 10.6 (0.04-156.9) | – | – |
| WBC (10’9/L), mean (range) | 5.6 (3.1-10.1) | – | – |
| Lymphocyte (10’9/L), mean (range) | 1.6 (1.0-2.7) | – | – |
| Lymphocyte (%), mean (range) | 29.8 (15.6-50.1) | – | – |
| Neutrophils (10’9/L), mean (range) | 3.5 (1.5-7.9) | – | – |
| Neutrophils (%), mean (range) | 62.1 (43.8-78.3) | – | – |
| Monocytes (10’9/L), mean (range) | 0.2 (0.1-0.5) | – | – |
| Monocytes (%), mean (range) | 4.6 (2.3-7.6) | – | – |
| ALT (U/L), mean (range) | 37.4 (7.0-126.0) | – | – |
| AST (U/L), mean (range) | 34.6 (13.0-95.0) | – | – |
| TC (mmol/L), mean (range) | 7.2 (5.2-9.7) | – | – |
| TG (mmol/L), mean (range) | 2.7 (0.9-8.6) | – | – |
| HDL (mmol/L), mean (range) | 1.6 (1.1-2.2) | – | – |
| LDL (mmol/L), mean (range) | 4.7 (3.3-6.7) | – | – |
ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; TC, Total Cholesterol; TG, Triglyceride; HDL, High density liptein cholesterol; LDL, Low density liptein cholesterol.