Risk factors associated with the prevalence of thyroid nodules in adults in Northeast China: a cross-sectional population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined the association between anthropometric measurements, lifestyle factors and the prevalence of thyroid nodules among adults in Northeast China.

Design

We employed a cross-sectional approach involving a questionnaire survey, which focused on participants' living habits, and a physical examination that included anthropometry and ultrasound imaging.

Setting

The data were procured during multiple trips by medical teams from the first hospital of China Medical University to towns in Northeast China.

Participants

Of the 1092 participants, 489 did not have thyroid nodules (mean age: 54.02±11.49 years; 297 females (60.7%)), 99 had single thyroid nodules (mean age: 58.19±10.77 years; 59 females (59.6%)) and 504 had multiple thyroid nodules (

SUBMITTER: Yan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619099 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature