- Demographic and clinical characteristics of all study participants.
| Variables | Statistics (n=193) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 46.21 (±13.57) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 34 (17.6%) |
| Female | 159 (82.4%) |
| Final histopathology | |
| Benign | 97 (50.3%) |
| Malignant | 96 (49.7%) |
| Bethesda III subcategory | |
| Architectural atypia | 89 (46.1%) |
| Cytologic atypia | 65 (33.7%) |
| Cytologic and architectural atypia | 30 (15.5%) |
| Hürthle cell AUS | 9 (4.7%) |
AUS: atypia of an undetermined significance,
SD: standard deviation