Table 8 Clinicopathologic characteristics among patients with thyroid nodule grouped by estimate iodized salt intake

Age (y)

47.91 ± 14.52

48.69 ± 12.10

FBG (mmol/L)

5.98 ± 2.43

5.69 ± 1.47

TAG (mmol/L)

4.97 ± 1.10

5.10 ± 1.00

TCH (mmol/L)

1.63 ± 1.53

1.84 ± 1.85

HDL (mmol/L)

1.36 ± 0.34

1.34 ± 0.30

LDL (mmol/L)

2.83 ± 0.93

2.91 ± 0.84

Sex [n (%)]

 Male

208 (45.0)

10,175 (50.1)

 Female

254 (55.0)

10,147 (49.9)

Family history of cancer [n (%)]

 No

400 (86.6)

19,834 (97.6)

 Yes

62 (13.4)

488 (2.4)

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

 No

230 (49.8)

10,488 (51.6)

 Yes

232 (50.2)

9834 (48.4)

Smoking [n (%)]

 No

358 (77.5)

15,181 (74.7)

 Yes

104 (22.5)

5141 (25.3)

Drinking [n (%)]

 No

307 (66.5)

13,567 (66.8)

 Yes

155 (33.5)

6755 (33.2)

Exercising [n (%)]

 No

327 (70.8)

8431 (41.5)

 Yes

135 (29.2)

11,891 (58.5)

BMI [n (%)]

 ≤ 18.5

102 (22.0)

4274 (21.0)

 18.5–24

303 (65.6)

14,221 (70.0)

 24–28

47 (10.2)

1541 (7.6)

 > 28

10 (2.2)

286 (1.4)

Educational status [n (%)]

 Senior high school and below

217 (47.0)

9272 (45.6)

 Undergraduate college

200 (43.3)

9056 (44.6)

 Postgraduate and above

45 (9.7)

1994 (9.8)

Marital status [n (%)]

 Single

50 (10.8)

1153 (5.7)

 Married

395 (85.5)

18,510 (91.1)

 Divorced

9 (1.9)

391 (1.9)

 Windowed

8 (1.7)

268 (1.3)

Sleeping time [n (%)]

 < 5 h

39 (8.4)

1915 (9.4)

 5-7 h

295 (63.9)

12,904 (63.5)

 7-9 h

125 (27.1)

5297 (26.1)

 > 9 h

3 (0.6)

206 (1.0)

Working time [n (%)]

 < 4 h

55 (11.9)

2570 (12.6)

 4-6 h

84 (18.2)

3183 (15.7)

 6-8 h

211 (45.7)

9127 (44.9)

 > 8 h

112 (24.2)

5442 (26.8)