Table 1 Patients Characteristics - Hashimoto Thyroiditis Patients*

FNA patients

46

9

47

Age (years)

47 ± 12

50 ± 17

0.53

46 ± 15

0.72

Gender

   Male

2 (4%)

2 (22%)

0.15

4 (9%)

0.68

   Female

44 (96%)

7 (78%)

0.79

43 (92%)

1

Nodule

   # of nodules

1.43 ± 0.54

1.77 ± 0.66

<0.05

1.58 ± 0.71

0.26

   Size

1.42 ± 0.42

1.55 ± 0.81

0.48

1.69 ± 0.74

<0.05

TSH(0.45-4.12 ng/dl)

8 ± 2.61

6.73 ± 1.26

0.16

2.18 ± 1.14

<0.05

FT4

1 ± 0.36

0.96 ± 0.11

0.74

0.92 ± 0.11

0.15

   Not Recorded

24 (52%)

5 (56%)

27 (57%)

   Recorded

22 (48%)

4 (44%)

20 (43%)

TPO antibodies

   Not Recorded

30

6

34

   Positive

13

1

0.62

7

0.56

   Negative

3

2

0.27

6

0.45

FHx of Hashimoto's/goiter/autoimmunity

18 (39%)

4 (44%)

1

10 (21%)

0.19