Thyroid Nodules Located in the Lower Pole Have a Higher Risk of Malignancy than Located in the Isthmus: A Single-Center Experience
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics.
Variables
Descriptive statistics (nodules n = 1142)
Age
52.29 ± 12.86
Gender
Female
692 (80.3)
Male
170 (19.7)
TSH (mIU/L)
1.35 (0.75–2.43)
Nodule size (mm)
17.80 (12.90–25.60)
<10
84 (7.4)
10–20
579 (50.8)
20–40
395 (34.6)
>40
82 (7.2)
Nodule number
2.0 (1.0–4.0)
Multinodularity (MTN)
No
380 (33.4)
Yes
758 (66.6)
Hashimoto’s
No
1017 (89.8)
Yes
116 (10.2)
Hyperthyroidism
No
1072 (94.7)
TMNG
39 (3.4)
Graves
8 (0.7)
Iatrogenic
13 (1.1)
Data are expressed in mean ± standard deviation (%) and median (1st quartile-3 rd quartile). mIU/L: milli-international units per liter; mm: millimeter; TMNG: toxic multinodulary goiter.