Table 2.

Distribution of malignancy in solitary thyroid nodules in different age groups

Age group (yrs)	Solitary thyroid nodules			Malignancy
	M	F	Total	M	F	Total
0–20	0	5	5	0	2	2
21–30	2	24	26	0	0	0
31–40	3	27	30	0	3	3
41–50	1	23	24	1	2	3
51–60	3	7	10	1	2	3
61–70	2	2	4	2	2	4
> 70	1	2	3	1	0	1
Total	12	90	102	5	11	16

Test applied: Fisher exact test p value = 0.001 (S)