Assessment of clinical and pathological features of patients who underwent thyroid surgery: A retrospective clinical study

Table 2 Comparison of benign and malignant patient groups in terms of qualitative variables

Demographic and clinical parameters		Pathological findings			P value
		Benign	Malignant	Total
Sex	Male	86	13	99	0.143
	Female	327	79	406
FNAB	Benign	205	14	219	0.0001
	Malign	4	21	25
	Suspicious	97	42	139
	Non-diagnostic	22	1	23
Cervical LAP	Present	36	21	57	0.0001
	Absent	377	71	448
Nodular Calcification (USG)	Present	105	46	151	0.0001
	Absent	308	46	354
Large Nodule Side	Right Lobe	222	48	270	0.863
	Left Lobe	165	39	204
	Isthmus	26	5	31
Thyroid USG	MNG	326	77	403	0.422
	Diffuse goiter	13	1	14
	Solitary nodule	74	14	88
Preop TFT	Euthyroid	198	45	243	0.190
	Hyperthyroid	180	34	214
	Hypothyroid	35	13	48

FNAB: Fine-needle aspiration biopsy.