Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with thyroid cancer and propensity score-matched controls (n = 12,248).
From: Association of thyroid cancer with human papillomavirus infections
Variable | Patients with thyroid cancer (n = 3062) | Propensity score-matched controls (n = 9186) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total no | % | Total no | % | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 54.5 (13.8) | 54.5 (13.8) | 0.975 | ||
Males | 755 | 13.8 | 2265 | 13.8 | > 0.999 |
Monthly income | 0.939 | ||||
< NT$1–15,841 | 479 | 15.6 | 1416 | 15.4 | |
NT$15,841–25,000 | 1003 | 32.8 | 3033 | 33.0 | |
≥ NT$25,001 | 1580 | 51.6 | 4734 | 51.6 | |
Geographic region | 0.951 | ||||
Northern | 1531 | 50.0 | 4623 | 50.3 | |
Central | 613 | 20.0 | 1825 | 19.9 | |
Southern | 863 | 28.2 | 2586 | 28.2 | |
Eastern | 55 | 1.8 | 152 | 1.6 | |
Urbanization level | > 0.999 | ||||
1 (most urbanized) | 925 | 30.2 | 2766 | 30.1 | |
2 | 951 | 31.1 | 2853 | 31.1 | |
3 | 456 | 14.9 | 1374 | 15.0 | |
4 | 345 | 11.3 | 1033 | 11.2 | |
5 (least urbanized) | 385 | 12.6 | 1160 | 12.6 | |
Hypertension | 1287 | 42.0 | 3861 | 42.0 | > 0.999 |
Hyperlipidemia | 1329 | 43.4 | 3987 | 43.4 | > 0.999 |
Diabetes | 800 | 26.1 | 2400 | 26.1 | > 0.999 |
