Table 1 Characteristics of patients with thyroid nodules (N = 436) that underwent ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (UG-FNA) cytology between January 2011 and December 2015 in a tertiary hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| N | |
| Gender | |
| Women | 367 (84.2) |
| Men | 69 (15.8) |
| Age (years) mean (SD) | 44.1 (12.7) |
| Age groups | |
| 18–29 years | 54 (12.4) |
| 30–39 years | 114 (26.2) |
| 40–49 years | 133 (30.5) |
| 50–59 years | 77 (17.7) |
| ≥ 60 years | 58 (13.3) |
| Ethnicitya | |
| UAE | 95 (21.4) |
| Arabs | 241 (55.4) |
| Far-East Asians | 36 (8.3) |
| South-East Asians | 29 (6.7) |
| Caucasians | 26 (6.0) |
| Others | 8 (1.8) |