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World J Exp Med. Jun 20, 2025; 15(2): 103371
Published online Jun 20, 2025. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v15.i2.103371
Published online Jun 20, 2025. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v15.i2.103371
Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants according to the type of nodule, n (%)
| Variables | All (n = 529) | Single (n = 74) | Multiple (n = 455) | P value |
| Age (years) | 44.2 ± 14.6 | 45.0 ± 14.9 | 44.0 ± 14.2 | 0.21 |
| ≤ 20 | 35 (6.6) | 8 (10.8) | 7 (5.9) | |
| 21-30 | 54 (10.2) | 2 (2.7) | 52 (11.4) | |
| 31-40 | 135 (25.5) | 19 (25.7) | 116 (25.5) | |
| 41-50 | 127 (24.0) | 19 (25.7) | 108 (23.7) | |
| 51-60 | 96 (18.1) | 14 (18.9) | 82 (18.0) | |
| > 60 | 82 (15.5) | 12 (16.2) | 70 (15.4) | |
| Sex | 0.36 | |||
| Male | 82 (15.6) | 13 (17.6) | 69 (15.3) | |
| Female | 444 (84.4) | 61 (82.4) | 383 (84.7) | |
| Marital status | 0.63 | |||
| Married | 373 (75.1) | 51 (77.3) | 322 (74.7) | |
| Single | 115 (23.1) | 13 (19.7) | 102 (23.7) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 9 (1.8) | 2 (3.0) | 7 (1.6) | |
| Province of residence | 0.28 | |||
| Kinshasa | 468 (88.5) | 64 (86.5) | 404 (88.8) | |
| Katanga | 18 (3.4) | 1 (1.4) | 17 (3.7) | |
| South Kivu | 43 (8.1) | 9 (12.2) | 34 (7.5) |
- Citation: Bukasa-Kakamba J, Bangolo AI, Wadhwani S, Bayauli P, Wadhwani N, Nagesh VK, Mou MJ, Chahal PS, Mbunga B, Chindam S, Mushfiq T, Thapa A, Rao NL, Kalambayi IK, Rajesh RY, Sarioguz IB, Thoomkuntla VK, Arefin S, Kaur N, Mutombo MB, Singh S, Muto N, Vamsi S, Mallampalli P, Nkodila AN, Weissman S, M'Buyamba-Kabangu JR. Environmental mineral density and thyroid malignancy: A multicenter cross-sectional study. World J Exp Med 2025; 15(2): 103371
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-315x/full/v15/i2/103371.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v15.i2.103371