Table 2 Demographic and pathophysiological characteristics of the population and overall score
Period of study Jan 2015 - July 2017 | Number | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Patients | 164 | |
Sex | ||
▪ Female | 135 | 82.3 |
▪ Male | 29 | 17.7 |
Age | ||
▪ Range | 21–79 | |
▪ Average | 54.0 | |
BMI (Kg/m2) | ||
▪ < 30 | 131 | 79.9 |
▪ ≥ 30 | 33 | 20.1 |
▪ Average | 26.1 | |
Neck length (cm) | ||
▪ ≥ 6 cm | 150 | 91.5 |
▪ < 6 cm | 14 | 8.5 |
Neck extensibility (cm) | ||
▪ Normal | 144 | 87.8 |
▪ Reduced | 20 | 12.2 |
Diagnosis | ||
▪ Goiter | 87 | 53.0 |
▪ Hyperthyroidism | 17 | 10.4 |
▪ Tir3A | 10 | 6.1 |
▪ Tir3B | 30 | 18.3 |
▪ Tir4 | 14 | 8.5 |
▪ Tir5 | 6 | 3.7 |
Thyroid volume (ml) | ||
▪ ≤ 80 ml | 130 | 79.3 |
▪ > 80 ml | 34 | 20.7 |
Hypervascularization | ||
▪ No | 116 | 70.7 |
▪ Yes | 48 | 29.3 |
Thyroiditis | ||
▪ No | 111 | 67.7 |
▪ Yes | 53 | 32.3 |
Overall score level | ||
▪ Low | 115 | 70.1 |
▪ Medium | 19 | 11.6 |
▪ High | 30 | 18.3 |