Clinical Study
The Clinical and Pathological Presentation of Thyroid Nodules in Children and the Comparison with Adult Population: Experience of a Single Institution
Table 6
Comparison of statistical analysis of cytohistological comparison.
| | | Group 1 (age 3–20) | Group 2 (age 21–90) |
| | Statistically correct grouping of adenomas | 56.8% (21/37) | 64.1% (25/39) | | Statistically correct grouping of nodules other than adenomas | 100% (25/25) | 93.5% (87/93) | | Proportion of adenomas | 65.4% (51/78) | 32.2% (46/43) | | Sensitivity | 100% (10/10) | 94.7% (18/19) | | Specificity | 69.2% (36/52) | 83.2% (94/113) | | Diagnostic accuracy | 74.2% (46/62) | 84.8% (112/132) | | Positive predictive value | 38.5% (10/26) | 48.6% (18/37) | | Negative predictive value | 69.2% (36/52) | 74.3% (84/113) |
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