Mean age ± SD (y) | 47.7 ± 17.1 | 48.6 ± 17.2 |
Female sex (n) | 42 (62.7) | 46 (61.3) |
Histology (n) | | |
Papillary | 54 (80.6) | 58 (77.3) |
Follicular | 7 (10.4) | 10 (13.3) |
Hürthle | 6 (9.0) | 7 (9.3) |
TNM tumor stage (n) | | |
T stage | | |
Tx-T2 | 41 (61.2) | 45 (60.0) |
T3 | 21 (31.3) | 25 (33.3) |
T4 | 5 (7.5) | 5 (6.7) |
N stage | | |
Nx-N0 | 30 (44.8) | 38 (50.7) |
N1 | 37 (55.2) | 37 (49.3) |
M stage | | |
Mx-M0 | 64 (95.5) | 72 (96.0) |
M1 | 3 (4.5) | 3 (4.0) |
Medications used at first study visit (n) | | |
Oral β-blockers | 7 (10.4) | 7 (9.3) |
Diuretics | 8 (11.9) | 9 (12.0) |
Neuropsychiatric drugs | 8 (11.9) | 10 (13.3) |
Any ≥ 4 medications | 23 (34.3) | 26 (34.7) |
Comorbidity (n) | | |
Diabetes mellitus* | 4 (6.0) | 5 (6.7) |
Hypertension* | 16 (23.9) | 18 (24.0) |
Systemic diseases† | 2 (3.0) | 2 (2.7) |