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Table 3 Univariate analysis of risk factors for DT in the training group

From: Analysis of preoperative influential factors and construction of a predictive nomogram of difficult thyroidectomy

 

DT

n = 160

NDT

n = 150

p

Sex

  

0.001

 male

47(29.4%)

20(13.3%)

 

 female

113(70.6%)

130(86.7%)

 

Age(y)

45(32,52)

50(39,57.25)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/cm2)

24.55 ± 3.54

22.61 ± 2.58

< 0.001

Thyroid volume(mL)

13.19(9.59,19.01)

10.04(8.09,11.64)

< 0.001

Blood flow of thyroid

  

0.213

 rich

36(22.5%)

43(28.7%)

 

 normal

124(77.5%)

107(71.3%)

 

Tumor size(cm)

0.95(0.59,1.70)

0.85(0.59,1.53)

0.732

Tumor location

  

0.321

 upper

30(18.8%)

25(16.7%)

 

 middle

95(59.4%)

81(54.0%)

 

 lower

35(21.8%)

44(29.3%)

 

Close to the capsule

  

0.953

 yes

72(45.0%)

68(45.3%)

 

 no

88(55.0%)

82(54.7%)

 

Lesion

  

0.425

 unifocal

47(29.4%)

38 (25.3%)

 

 multifocal

113(70.6%)

112(74.7%)

 

FNA

  

0.200

 yes

69(43.1%)

54(36.0%)

 

 no

91(56.9%)

96(64.0%)

 

FT3(pg/mL)

3.44(3.19,3.68)

3.35(3.10,3.67)

0.214

FT4 (ng/dL)

1.15(1.06,1.30)

1.18(1.07,1.28)

0.866

TSH(μIU/mL)

1.58(1.06,2.38)

1.61(1.14,2.29)

0.922

Tg-Ab(U/mL)

20.45(15.00,133.13)

20.35(10.10,34.65)

0.003

TPO-Ab(U/mL)

40.85(28.23,1135.98)

36.10(25.28,51.30)

0.001

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, DT difficult thyroidectomy, FT3 free triiodothyronine, FT4 free thyroxine, NDT nondifficult thyroidectomy, Tg-Ab thyroglobulin antibody, TPO-Ab thyroid peroxidase antibody, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone