Table 2 Prevalence of thyroid incidentalomas (TIs) with respect to age and gender
TIs | Female | Male | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Population | n (%) | Population | n (%) | Population | n (%) |
≤20 | 13 | 1 (7.7) | 3 | 0 (0.0) | 16 | 1 (6.3) |
21–40 | 163 | 35 (21.5) | 54 | 2 (3.7) | 217 | 37 (17.1) |
41–60 | 90 | 43 (47.8) | 71 | 21 (29.6) | 161 | 64 (39.8) |
≥ 61 | 28 | 19 (67.9) | 24 | 5 (20.8) | 52 | 24 (46.2) |
Total | 294 | 98 (33.3) | 152 | 28 (18.4) | 446 | 126 (28.3) |