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Table 1 Distribution of sex, age, TPO-Ab, TG-Ab, nodule size and UGSR

From: Ultrasound gray scale ratio for differential diagnosis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma from benign micronodule in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Variable

HT group

Non-HT group

PTMC

BMN

PTMC

BMN

Sex, N (%)

 Male

14(5.67)

12(8.57)

125 (29.98)

50 (25.38)

 Female

233 (94.33)

128 (91.43)

292 (70.02)

147(74.62)

Age, years

45.60(37.00, 54.00)

52.40(47.25, 59.00)

47.20(39.00, 56.00)

53.60(47.50, 62.00)

TPO-Ab

174.55(43.35, 1300.00)

186.35(32.90, 1300.00)

28.40(28.00, 39.00)

29.50(28.00, 40.65)

TG-Ab

119.30(53.33, 249.40)

138.35(76.83, 289.48)

25.00(17.60, 33.85)

21.20(15.00, 31.33)

Nodule size, mm

6.10 (4.00, 7.00)

6.95 (5.00, 9.00)

6.16 (5.00, 7.00)

7.08 (5.00, 9.00)

UGSR

0.52 ± 0.12

0.85 ± 0.24

0.57 ± 0.13

0.87 ± 0.20

  1. Values are expressed as number (%), mean ± standard deviation, or median (interquartile range)
  2. HT Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, PTMC papillary thyroid microcarcinoma, BMN benign micronodule, UGSR ultrasound gray scale ratio