Research Article
Could Serum TSH Levels Predict Malignancy in Euthyroid Patients Affected by Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology?
Table 1
Clinical and pathological characteristics of the patients.
| | | TIR3 (n = 378) n. (%) | TIR3A (n = 172) n. (%) | TIR3B (n = 206) n. (%) | value |
| | Gender | | | | | | Females | 271 (71.7%) | 126 (73.2%) | 145 (70.4%) | 0.308 | | Males | 107 (28.3%) | 46 (26.8%) | 61 (29.6%) | | | Age (yrs) | 54.7 ± 13.9 | 53.7 ± 12.9 | 55.1 ± 11.9 | 0.274 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4 ± 3.3 | 27.2 ± 3.1 | 27.1 ± 3.6 | 0.775 | | Nodular size (mm) | 19.3 ± 9.2 | 19.2 ± 10.1 | 19.4 ± 9.9 | 0.846 | | TSH (mIU/L) | 2.50 ± 1.21 | 2.53 ± 1.31 | 2.47 ± 1.13 | 0.620 |
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