Table 2 Demographic and baseline characteristics in subjects with vs. without cervical LN metastasis
Variables | Yes | No | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. | 79 | 189 | ||
Female sex, n(%) | 53 (67.1) | 155 (82.0) | 0.008 | |
Age, years | ||||
Mean ± SD | 40.63 ± 13.07 | 44.52 ± 12.23 | 0.021 | |
Range | 15,67 | 22,72 | ||
Maximum diameter on pathology, mm | ||||
Mean ± SD | 6.7 ± 2.2 | 5.9 ± 2.4 | 0.010 | |
Range | 2, 10 | 1, 10 | ||
≤ 5 | 29 (36.7) | 91 (48.1) | 0.086 | |
> 5 | 50 (63.3) | 98 (51.9) | ||
Maximum diameter on ultrasound, mm | ||||
Median (interquartile range) | 9.1 (6.9~11.2) | 7.8 (5.4~10.6) | 0.015 | |
Range | 3, 45.8 | 2, 49 | ||
≤ 5 | 8 (10.1) | 45 (23.8) | 0.010 | |
> 5 | 71 (89.9) | 144 (76.2) | ||
Location, n(%) | 0.957 | |||
Superior | 21 (27.6) | 48 (26.1) | ||
Middle | 29 (38.2) | 70 (38.0) | ||
Inferior | 21 (27.6) | 56 (30.4) | ||
Isthmus | 5 (6.6) | 10 (5.4) | ||
Missing | 8 (3.0) | |||
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | 0.248 | 0.618 | ||
Yes | 19 (20.3) | 51 (27.0) | ||
Capsular invasion | 0.321 | 0.571 | ||
Yes | 17 (21.5) | 35 (18.5) | ||
Extrathyroidal extension | 0.785 | 0.376 | ||
Yes | 17 (21.5) | 32 (16.9) | ||