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Table 2 Main patient’s characteristics

From: Predictors of a follicular nodule (Thy3) outcome of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology among Saudi patients

Variables

Thy1 N (111)

Thy2 N (107)

Thy3 N (38)

Thy4 N (13)

P value

Gender

 Male no. (%)

17 (15.3)

15 (14)

0 (0)

2 (15.4)

0.090

 Female no. (%)

94 (84.7)

92 (86)

38 (100)

11 (84.6)

Age in years mean (sd)

39.8 (1.4)

39.8 (1.4)

34.7 (1.3)

41.7 (1.4)

0.017

BMI kg/m2 mean (sd)

31.6 (1.2)

31.6 (1.2)

31.6 (1.2)

31.6 (1.2)

0.002

Thyroid status

 Euthyroid N (%)

94 (84.7)

89 (83.2)

36 (94.7)

11 (84.6)

0.584

 Hypothyroidism N (%)

7 (6.3)

11 (10.3)

1 (2.6)

1 (7.7)

 Hyperthyroidism N (%)

10 (9)

7 (6.5)

1 (2.6)

1 (7.7)

Thyroid gland size

 Normal N (%)

12 (10.8)

9 (8.4)

3 (7.9)

1 (7.7)

0.912

 Enlarged N (%)

99 (89.2)

98 (91.6)

35 (92.1)

12 (92.3)

The number of thyroid nodules

 Solitary N (%)

34 (30.6)

27 (25.2)

20 (52.6)

7 (53.8)

0.006

 Multi-nodular N (%)

77 (69.4)

80 (74.8)

18 (47.4)

6 (46.2)

The thyroid nodule character

 Solid N (%)

34 (30.6)

19 (17.8)

20 (52.6)

7 (53)

0.001

 Cystic N (%)

12 (10.8)

16 (15)

1 (26.3)

1 (7.7)

 Mixed

65 (58.6)

72 (67.3)

17 (44.7)

5 (38.5)

The thyroid nodule size

 Less than 1 cm N (%)

5 (4.5)

2 (1.9)

0 (0)

1 (7.7)

0.318

 More than 1 cm N (%)

106 (95.5)

105 (98.1)

38 (100)

12 (92.3)

The thyroid hormonal profile

 TSH mean (sd)

1.2 (4.2)

1.2 (3.3)

7.9 (2.9)

1.5 (2.9)

0.002

 T3 mean (sd)

4.3 (1.2)

4.6 (1.3)

4.5 (1.2)

3.9 (1.4)

0.005

 T4 mean (sd)

12.6 (1.2)

13.2 (1.2)

12.9 (1.2)

12.6 (1.1)

0.002

Exposure to radiation

 Yes N (%)

90 (81.1)

86 (80.4)

23 (60.5%)

12 (78.4)

0.025

 No N (%)

21 (18.9)

21 (19.6)

15 (39.5)

1 (21.6)

Cervical lymph nodes

 Normal N (%)

65 (58.6)

85 (79.4)

24 (63.2)

9 (69.2)

0.010

 Enlarged N (%)

46 (41.4)

22 (20.6)

14 (36.8)

4 (30.8)