Table 1 Original demographic and anthropometric parameters of subjects with and without thyroid nodules

Age (year, X ± s)

51.39 ± 10.06

46.34 ± 9.99

< 0.01**

% of women

47.27

32.76

< 0.01**

Cigarette smoking (%)

28.26

21.96

< 0.01**

Alcohol drinking (%)

26.30

22.28

< 0.01**

Body mass index (kg/m², X ± s)

24.74 ± 3.51

24.33 ± 3.48

< 0.01**

%TBF

26.75 ± 5.36

24.94 ± 5.09

< 0.01**

Heart rate (/min)

70.08 ± 8.55

69.78 ± 8.83

0.46

Basal metabolic rate [kJ/(m²·h)]

1267.56 ± 186.85

1326.95 ± 182.02

< 0.01**

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

117.17 ± 18.65

114.92 ± 16.59

< 0.01**

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

79.78 ± 10.15

79.71 ± 9.82

0.88