Association of ATM Gene Polymorphism with PTC Metastasis in Female Patients

Table 3

Characteristics of the male and female patients (, %).

Patient characteristics	Male ( = 109)	Female ( = 249)
Age^a	43.23 ± 10.164	42.53 ± 9.035	0.517
Stage			0.723^b
0-I	81 (81.0)	205 (85.8)
II	7 (7.0)	15 (6.3)
III	4 (4.0)	7 (2.9)
IV	7 (7.0)	10 (4.2)
Unknown	1 (1.0)	2 (0.8)
Metastasis			0.145
Yes	49 (47.6)	89 (39.0)
No	54 (52.4)	139 (61.0)
History of thyroid disease			0.526
Yes	8 (7.4)	14 (5.6)
No	100 (92.6)	234 (94.4)
Family history			0.902
Yes	7 (6.6)	17 (7.0)
No	99 (93.4)	227 (93.0)

Mean ± standard deviation (SD).
^bFisher’s exact test.