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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2026; 16(3): 114348
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.114348
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.114348
Table 2 Disease-related characteristics of thyroid cancer patients, n (%)
| Characteristic | Total (n = 180) | Male (n = 48) | Female (n = 132) | χ² value | P value |
| Pathological type | 2.045 | 0.563 | |||
| Papillary carcinoma | 161 (89.4) | 41 (85.4) | 120 (90.9) | ||
| Follicular carcinoma | 13 (7.2) | 5 (10.4) | 8 (6.1) | ||
| Medullary carcinoma | 4 (2.2) | 1 (2.1) | 3 (2.3) | ||
| Others | 2 (1.1) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (0.8) | ||
| TNM staging | 3.892 | 0.273 | |||
| Stage I | 87 (48.3) | 20 (41.7) | 67 (50.8) | ||
| Stage II | 55 (30.6) | 15 (31.3) | 40 (30.3) | ||
| Stage III | 27 (15.0) | 10 (20.8) | 17 (12.9) | ||
| Stage IV | 11 (6.1) | 3 (6.3) | 8 (6.1) | ||
| Tumor size | 1.782 | 0.410 | |||
| ≤ 1 cm | 46 (25.6) | 10 (20.8) | 36 (27.3) | ||
| 1.1-2 cm | 69 (38.3) | 18 (37.5) | 51 (38.6) | ||
| > 2 cm | 65 (36.1) | 20 (41.7) | 45 (34.1) | ||
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.298 | 0.585 | |||
| Yes | 86 (47.8) | 24 (50.0) | 62 (47.0) | ||
| No | 94 (52.2) | 24 (50.0) | 70 (53.0) | ||
| Treatment modality | 3.084 | 0.214 | |||
| Surgery | 138 (76.7) | 34 (70.8) | 104 (78.8) | ||
| Surgery + iodine-131 therapy | 34 (18.9) | 12 (25.0) | 22 (16.7) | ||
| Comprehensive treatment | 8 (4.4) | 2 (4.2) | 6 (4.5) | ||
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Hypertension | 42 (23.3) | 13 (27.1) | 29 (22.0) | 0.542 | 0.462 |
| Diabetes | 17 (9.4) | 6 (12.5) | 11 (8.3) | 0.695 | 0.404 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 21 (11.7) | 8 (16.7) | 13 (9.8) | 1.584 | 0.208 |
| Family history of malignancy | 30 (16.7) | 9 (18.8) | 21 (15.9) | 0.215 | 0.643 |
| Previous surgical history | 45 (25.0) | 13 (27.1) | 32 (24.2) | 0.165 | 0.685 |
- Citation: Li W, Su YX, Wang C, Wang YL, Gao SX, Bao J, Zhu QW. Age-related and sex-related disparities in psychological distress among thyroid cancer patients: A retrospective study. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(3): 114348
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