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 2

Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between patients with or without Hashimoto’s disease in the tumor group.

ParametersCombined with Hashimoto’s diseaseAll ()
No ()Yes ()

Age (year)0.090
Sex0.007
 Male64 (30.92%)12 (15.19%)76 (26.57%)
 Female143 (69.08%)67 (84.81%)210 (73.43%)
ACR rating0.482
 Normal1 (0.49%)0 (0.00%)1 (0.35%)0.664
 Benign1 (0.49%)1 (1.27%)2 (0.70%)
 Low risk15 (7.32%)3 (3.80%)18 (6.34%)
 Intermediate risk30 (14.63%)12 (15.19%)42 (14.79%)
 High risk158 (77.07%)63 (79.75%)221 (77.82%)
ATA rating0.357
 Benign1 (0.49%)0 (0.00%)1 (0.35%)0.613
 Very low risk2 (0.98%)0 (0.00%)2 (0.71%)
 Low risk15 (7.35%)6 (7.59%)21 (7.42%)
 Intermediate risk39 (19.12%)12 (15.19%)51 (18.02%)
 High risk147 (72.06%)61 (77.22%)208 (73.50%)
Tumor information
 Lesion diameter0.584
  ≤1 cm119 (57.77%)44 (55.70%)163 (57.19%)
  >1 cm87 (42.23%)35 (44.30%)122 (42.81%)
 Lymphatic metastasis104 (60.12%)37 (52.11%)141 (57.79%)0.250
Ultrasound
 Solid low echo level178 (85.99%)69 (87.34%)247 (86.36%)0.766
 Microcalcification103 (49.76%)48 (60.76%)151 (52.80%)0.096
 Aspect 33 (15.94%)14 (17.72%)47 (16.43%)0.717
 Irregular edges70 (33.82%)28 (35.44%)98 (34.27%)0.796
 Extrathyroidal invasion44 (22.80%)13 (17.81%)57 (21.43%)0.376