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Characteristics of the study samples
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 37 (48.1) |
| Female | 40 (51.9) |
| Age, years | |
| Mean ± standard deviation | 53.6 ± 13.4 |
| Thyroid carcinoma variants | |
| Papillary thyroid carcinoma | 57 (74.0) |
| Classic variant | 32 (56.1) |
| Follicular variant | 19 (33.3) |
| Tall cell variant | 3 (5.3) |
| Columnar cell variant | 3 (5.3) |
| Follicular carcinoma | 20 (26) |
