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Table 7 Clinicopathologic characteristics among all people grouped by estimate iodized salt intake

From: Analysis of the correlation between high iodized salt intake and the risk of thyroid nodules: a large retrospective study

 

Salt intake

(≤ 5 g, n = 1855)

Salt intake

[> 5 g, n = 49,782]

p

Age (y)

43.70 ± 13.44

45.82 ± 11.96

< 0.001

FBG (mmol/L)

5.69 ± 1.96

5.59 ± 1.35

< 0.001

TAG (mmol/L)

1.64 ± 1.55

1.84 ± 1.82

< 0.001

TCH (mmol/L)

4.92 ± 1.05

5.05 ± 0.98

0.003

HDL (mmol/L)

1.36 ± 0.32

1.34 ± 0.30

< 0.001

LDL (mmol/L)

2.79 ± 0.85

2.87 ± 0.83

0.283

Sex [n (%)]

  

< 0.001

 Male

968 (52.2)

28,874 (58.0)

 

 Female

887 (47.8)

20,908 (42.0)

 

Family history of cancer [n (%)]

  

< 0.001

 No

1750 (94.3)

48,459 (97.3)

 

 Yes

105 (5.7)

1323 (2.7)

 

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

  

< 0.001

 No

1623 (87.5)

25,613 (51.5)

 

 Yes

232 (12.5)

24,169 (48.5)

 

Smoking [n (%)]

  

0.339

 No

1414 (76.2)

37,462 (75.3)

 

 Yes

441 (23.8)

12,320 (24.7)

 

Drinking [n (%)]

  

0.326

 No

1275 (68.7)

33,676 (67.6)

 

 Yes

580 (31.3)

16,106 (32.4)

 

Exercising [n (%)]

  

< 0.001

 No

903 (48.7)

19,161 (38.5)

 

 Yes

952 (51.3)

30,621 (61.5)

 

BMI [n (%)]

  

0.815

 ≤ 18.5

379 (20.4)

10,103 (20.3)

 

 18.5–24

1302 (70.2)

34,952 (70.2)

 

 24–28

151 (8.1)

3975 (8.0)

 

 > 28

23 (1.2)

752 (1.5)

 

Educational status [n (%)]

  

0.015

 Senior high school and below

646 (34.8)

18,953(38.0)

 

 Undergraduate college

924 (49.8)

23,811 (47.8)

 

 Postgraduate and above

285 (15.4)

7018 (14.1)

 

Marital status [n (%)]

  

< 0.001

 Single

254 (13.7)

3635 (7.3)

 

 Married

1544 (83.2)

44,692 (89.8)

 

 Divorced

42 (2.3)

961 (1.9)

 

 Windowed

15 (0.8)

494 (1.0)

 

Sleeping time [n (%)]

  

0.894

 < 5 h

167 (9.0)

4716 (9.5)

 

 5-7 h

1174 (63.3)

31,187 (62.6)

 

 7-9 h

493 (26.6)

13,340 (26.8)

 

 > 9 h

21 (1.1)

539 (1.1)

 

Working time [n (%)]

  

0.602

 < 4 h

241 (13.0)

5969 (12.0)

 

 4-6 h

294 (15.8)

7904 (15.9)

 

 6-8 h

822 (44.3)

22,540 (45.3)

 

 > 8 h

498 (16.8)

13,369 (26.9)

 
  1. Abbreviations: FBG fasting blood glucose, TAG Triglyceride, TCH total cholesterol, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein