Table 1 Patient demographic and baseline characteristics
Variables | All (n = 268) |
|---|---|
Female sex, n(%) | 208(77.6) |
Age, years | |
Mean ± SD | 43.3 ± 12.6 |
Range | 15, 72 |
Maximum diameter on pathology, mm | |
Mean ± SD | 6.1 ± 2.4 |
Range | 1, 10 |
> 5, n(%) | 148 (55.2) |
Maximum diameter on ultrasound, mm | |
Mean ± SD | 9.8 ± 6.8 |
Range | 2, 49 |
≤ 5 | 53 (19.8) |
> 5 | 215 (80.2) |
Location, n(%) | |
Superior | 69 (25.7) |
Middle | 99 (36.9) |
Inferior | 77 (28.7) |
Isthmus | 15 (5.6) |
Missing | 8 (3.0) |
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | |
Yes | 79 (29.5) |
Capsular invasion, n(%) | |
Yes | 52 (19.4) |
Extrathyroidal extension, n(%) | |
Yes | 49 (18.3) |
Cervical LN metastasis, n(%) | 79 (29.5) |
Only central | 70 (26.1) |
Only lateral | 4 (1.5) |
Both central and lateral | 5 (1.9) |