Correlation analysis of serum thyroglobulin, thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, and thyroid-cancer risk in thyroid nodule surgery

Table 1 Comparison of general clinical data between the cancer group and the non-cancer group

Groups	Thyroid cancer group	Non-cancer group	P value
Average age (yr)	45.21 ± 8.35	45.63 ± 7.94	> 0.05
Gender (Male/Female)	25/35	30/40

Table 2 Comparison of serum thyroglobulin levels between the two groups

Group	Thyroid cancer group	Non-cancer group	t	P value
Mean serum Tg level (ng/mL)	10.24 ± 2.63	5.8 ± 1.91	1.863	0.013

Tg: Thyroglobulin.

Table 3 Comparison of serum thyroid-stimulating hormone levels between the two groups

Group	Thyroid cancer group	Non-cancer group	t	P value
Mean serum TSH level (mIU/L)	2.54 ± 0.83	2.3 ± 0.61	3.483	0.373

TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Table 4 Receiver operating characteristic test results

Area	Standard error	95%CI		P value
0.898	0.028	Lower limit	Upper limit	< 0.01
		0.844	0.953