Table 2 Clinicopathologic characteristics among patients with or without thyroid cancer

Age (y)

48.72 ± 12.18

46.54 ± 11.11

FBG (mmol/L)

5.69 ± 1.50

5.58 ± 1.06

TAG (mmol/L)

1.84 ± 1.85

1.81 ± 1.53

TCH (mmol/L)

5.10 ± 1.01

4.97 ± 0.94

HDL (mmol/L)

1.34 ± 0.30

1.33 ± 0.29

LDL (mmol/L)

2.91 ± 0.85

2.81 ± 0.83

Estimate iodized salt intake

8.72 ± 1.96

10.11 ± 2.09

Sex [n (%)]

 Male

10,217 (50.1)

166 (42.6)

 Female

10,177 (49.9)

224 (57.4)

Family history of cancer [n (%)]

 No

19,859 (97.4)

375 (96.2)

 Yes

535 (2.6)

15 (3.8)

History of exposure to hazardous substances [n (%)]

 No

10,520 (51. 6)

198 (50.8)

 Yes

9874 (48.4)

192 (49.2)

Smoking [n (%)]

 No

15,267 (74.9)

272 (69.7)

 Yes

5127 (25.1)

118 (30.3)

Drinking [n (%)]

 No

13,623 (66.8)

251 (64.4)

 Yes

6771 (33.2)

139 (35.6)

Exercising [n (%)]

 No

8510 (41.7)

248 (63.6)

 Yes

11,884 (58.3)

142 (36.4)

Estimate salt intake [n (%)]

 ≤ 5 g

460 (2.3)

2 (0.5)

 > 5 g

19,934 (27.7)

388 (99.5)

BMI [n (%)]

 ≤ 18.5

4269 (20.9)

107 (27.4)

 18.5–24

14,273 (70.0)

251 (64.4)

 24–28

1560 (7.7)

28 (7.2)

 > 28

292 (1.4)

4 (1.0)

Educational status [n (%)]

 Senior high school and below

9476 (45.5)

213 (54.6)

 Undergraduate college

9117 (44.7)

139 (35.6)

 Postgraduate and above

2001 (9.8)

38 (9.6)

Marital status [n (%)]

 Single

1183 (5.8)

20 (5.1)

 Married

18,542 (90.9)

363 (93.1)

 Divorced

397 (1.9)

3 (0.8)

 Windowed

272 (1.3)

4 (1.0)

Sleeping time [n (%)]

 < 5 h

1914 (9.4)

40 (10.3)

 5-7 h

12,967 (63.6)

232 (59.5)

 7-9 h

5307 (26.0)

115 (29.4)

 > 9 h

206 (1.0)

3 (0.8)

Working time [n (%)]

 < 4 h

2557 (12.6)

68 (17.4)

 4-6 h

3198 (15.7)

69 (17.7)

 6-8 h

9186 (45.0)

152 (39.0)

 > 8 h

5453 (26.7)

101 (25.9)