From: Thyroid V50 is a risk factor for hypothyroidism in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy: a retrospective study
Variable
HT
χ2
P-value
No (%)
Yes (%)
Thyroid volume
≤12.82 cm3
18
54 (75.00)
26.61
< 0.001***
> 12.82 cm3
84
50 (37.31)
Thyroid V50
≤0.24
27
14 (34.15)
5.47
0.02*
> 0.24
75
90 (54.55)