EVENT | OVERALL RATE, % | SUB-LHIN GROUP 1 (LOWEST DNUS RATE), % | SUB-LHIN GROUP 2, % | SUB-LHIN GROUP 3, % | SUB-LHIN GROUP 4, % | SUB-LHIN GROUP 5 (HIGHEST DNUS RATE), % | P VALUE* |
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Needle biopsy (FNAB) | 14.06 | 16.02 | 14.51 | 14.16 | 12.98 | 13.09 | < .001 |
Another imaging test | 9.10 | 12.51 | 12.01 | 8.09 | 6.98 | 5.66 | < .001 |
Thyroid surgery | 3.04 | 3.18 | 3.35 | 3.06 | 2.78 | 2.64 | < .001 |
Other neck surgery | 2.97 | 4.24 | 3.72 | 2.72 | 2.33 | 1.93 | < .001 |
Any neck surgery | 6.01 | 7.42 | 7.07 | 5.78 | 5.11 | 4.57 | NA† |
Second DNUS | 24.36 | 23.36 | 23.91 | 24.77 | 24.17 | 25.50 | .001 |
Thyroid cancer | 1.87 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 2.06 | 1.77 | 1.68 | .3028 |
Another neck cancer | 0.83 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.37 | < .001 |
Any neck cancer | 2.70 | 3.02 | 3.13 | 2.74 | 2.32 | 2.05 | NA† |