Demographics Table
| Variable | Data |
|---|---|
| Age (y) | 45 ± 16 |
| Median | 44 |
| Range | 13–89 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 66% |
| Male | 34% |
| RAI-administered activity (MBq [mCi]) | 5,254 ± 2,627 (142 ± 71) |
| Median | 5,217 (141) |
| Range | 1,073−16,650 (29–450) |
| Thyroid bed uptake (%) | 2 ± 4 |
| Median | 0.7 |
| Range | 0–29 |
| Follow-up years | 7 ± 2 |
| Median | 7 |
| Range | 5–12 |
| Histology | |
| Papillary | 93% |
| Follicular | 4% |
| Hurthle | 3% |
| T | |
| 1 | 18% |
| 2 | 30% |
| 3 | 23% |
| 4 | 20% |
| Unknown | 8% |
| N | |
| Absent | 41% |
| Present | 45% |
| Unknown | 14% |
| M | |
| 0 | 86% |
| 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3% |
| Stage | |
| I | 58% |
| II | 9% |
| III | 17% |
| IV | 8% |
| Unknown | 8% |
| Initial surgery: total thyroidectomy | 100% |
| Preparation for ablation | |
| Hypothyroid | 44% |
| rhTSH | 56% |