Start of sucking lemon candy | <1 h* | >24 h* |
Patients available (n) | 105 | 125 |
Age (y) | 55.2 ± 11.6 | 58.5 ± 12.9 |
Sex (M/F) | 15/90 | 14/111 |
Papillary/follicular | 100/5 | 118/7 |
Ablation/metastatic disease | 77/28 | 89/36 |
FT4† (ng/dL) | 0.39 ± 0.29 | 0.44 ± 0.20 |
Dose of 131I (GBq) | 3.96 ± 0.41 | 3.87 ± 0.65 |