Table 1 Patient characteristics. Presented in total and stratified by indication for surgery
Dark group | Bright group | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 2084 | 1790 | 3874 |
Sex, women, n (%) | 1660 (79.7%) | 1433 (80.1%) | 3093 (79.8%) |
Age, mean (range) | 46.4 | 46.9 | 46.6 (0–94) |
Parathyroid reimplantation, n (%) | 548 (26.3%) | 466 (26.0%) | 1014 (26.2%) |
MALIGNANCY | 433 | 388 | 821 |
Sex, women n (%) | 305 (70.4%) | 256 (66.0%) | 561 (68.3%) |
Age, mean | 50.9 | 53.4 | 52.0 (1–92) |
Parathyroid reimplantation | 171 (39.5%) | 153 (39.4%) | 324 (39.5%) |
GOITER | 578 | 471 | 1049 |
Sex, women n (%) | 466 (80.6%) | 388 (82.4%) | 887 (81.4%) |
Age, mean | 54.8 | 55.0 | 54.9 (1–94) |
Parathyroid reimplantation | 110 (19.0%) | 108 (22.9%) | 218 (20.8%) |
THYROTOXICOSIS | 1062 | 923 | 1985 |
Sex, women n (%) | 882 (83.1%) | 784 (84.9%) | 1692 (83.9%) |
Age, mean | 40.1 | 40.1 | 40.1 (0–88) |
Parathyroid reimplantation | 263 (24.8%) | 205 (22.2%) | 468 (23.6%) |
Missing data on indication | 11 | 8 | 19 |