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Table 1 Demographics of patients with diagnostic and non-diagnostic thyroid FNA

From: Predictors of non-diagnostic cytology in surgeon-performed ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules

 

FNA result

 

Variable

Diagnostic (n = 139)

Non-diagnostic (n = 41)

p-value

Average age

53.3 (+/-14.3) yrs

57.3 (+/-15.6) yrs

0.20

Female

91%

90%

1

Thyroid function

Euthyroid

97%

95%

1

Hyperthyroid

0%

0%

 

Hypothyroid

0%

5%

 

Diagnosis

Multinodular goiter

35%

42%

0.54

Grave's disease

0%

0%

 

Hashimoto's

0%

0%

 

Relevant history

Radiation

2%

4%

1

Lymphoma

0%

0%

 

Head/neck surgery

0%

0%

 
  1. FNA = fine needle aspiration.
  2. Percentages are based on 131 patients, for a total of 180 nodules aspirated (139 diagnostic, 41 non-diagnostic).