Research Article

[Retracted] The Diagnostic Efficacy of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Report and Data System (TI-RADS) and the American Thyroid Association (ATA) Risk Stratification Systems for Thyroid Nodules

Table 1

Patient’s demographic and clinical characteristics.

ParametersNontumor ()Tumor ()All ()

Age (year)<0.001
Sex0.417
 Male61 (23.55%)76 (26.57%)137 (25.14%)
 Female198 (76.45%)210 (73.43%)408 (74.86%)
ACR rating<0.001
 Normal14 (5.56%)1 (0.35%)15 (2.80%)<0.001
 Benign60 (23.81%)2 (0.70%)62 (11.57%)
 Low risk98 (38.89%)18 (6.34%)116 (21.64%)
 Intermediate risk55 (21.83%)42 (14.79%)97 (18.10%)
 High risk25 (9.92%)221 (77.82%)246 (45.90%)
ATA rating<0.001
 Benign14 (5.58%)1 (0.35%)15 (2.81%)<0.001
 Very low risk15 (5.98%)2 (0.71%)17 (3.18%)
 Low risk163 (64.94%)21 (7.42%)184 (34.46%)
 Intermediate risk42 (16.73%)51 (18.02%)93 (17.42%)
 High risk17 (6.77%)208 (73.50%)225 (42.13%)