The Effect of Inflammation on the Formation of Thyroid Nodules
Table 3
Association between inflammation and TNs based on propensity sore matching.
Variables
High-LY (n = 803)
Low-LY (n = 803)
SMD
Age (years)
41.86 (14.13)
42.02 (13.35)
0.814
0.012
Gender (female, n)
267 (34.1)
269 (34.4)
0.958
0.005
Creatinine (mmol/L)
76.48 (17.26)
76.58 (22.88)
0.458
0.005
Body mass index (kg/m2)
23.72 (3.00)
23.64 (2.61)
0.58
0.028
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
120.37 (11.99)
120.60 (12.13)
0.707
0.019
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
78.40 (8.94)
78.53 (9.27)
0.777
0.014
Fasting blood sugar (mmol/L)
5.41 (1.12)
5.43 (0.99)
0.940
0.024
Uric acid (mmol/L)
396.70 (87.31)
395.78 (94.51)
0.84
0.010
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
1.31 (0.67)
1.27 (0.71)
0.066
0.046
Cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.87 (0.79)
4.89 (0.86)
0.679
0.021
High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)
1.40 (0.30)
1.41 (0.33)
0.518
0.033
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)
2.88 (0.68)
2.90 (0.75)
0.636
0.024
Thyroid stimulating hormone (mIU/L)
1.90 (0.98)
1.80 (0.88)
0.048
0.100
Free triiodothyronine (nmol/L)
5.24 (0.54)
5.15 (0.56)
0.002
0.156
Free thyroxine (nmol/L)
16.09 (2.23)
15.96 (2.24)
0.247
0.059
White blood cell (109 cells/L)
7.14 (1.54)
5.69 (1.26)
<0.001
1.032
Neutrophil (109 cells/L)
3.78 (1.22)
3.36 (1.11)
<0.001
0.357
Lymphocyte (109 cells/L)
2.72 (0.48)
1.80 (0.28)
<0.001
2.344
Monocyte (109 cells/L)
0.43 (0.12)
0.36 (0.11)
<0.001
0.612
Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio
1.41 (0.47)
1.91 (0.75)
<0.001
0.799
Lymphocyte/monocyte ratio
6.74 (1.92)
5.52 (1.84)
<0.001
0.648
Monocyte/high-density lipoprotein ratio
0.32 (0.13)
0.27 (0.12)
<0.001
0.431
Thyroid nodules (n)
409 (52.3)
343 (43.9)
0.001
0.170
Matching variables included age, gender, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, uric acid, creatinine, triglyceride, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein. Data were presented as mean (SD) or number (%). LY: lymphocyte; SMD: standardized mean difference. ;.
