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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 404 NPC patients receiving IMRT

From: Predictors of radiation-induced hypothyroidism in nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors after intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Variable

Number

%

Sex

 Male

301

74.5

 Female

103

25.5

Age, years

  

 Median

  

 < 48 y

200

49.5

 ≥ 48 y

204

50.5

Thyroid volume, cm3

 Median

  

 < 16 cm3

200

49.5

 ≥ 16 cm3

204

50.5

T-category

 T1

35

8.7

 T2

141

34.9

 T3

139

34.4

 T4

89

22.0

N-category

 N0

19

4.7

 N1

110

27.2

 N2

151

37.4

 N3

124

30.7

UICC stage

 I

5

1.2

 II

61

15.1

 III

146

36.1

 IV

192

47.5

Chemotherapy

 Induction

311

77.0

 Concurrent

73

18.0

 Adjuvant

146

36.1

Neck surgery

 Yes

23

5.7

 No

381

94.3

  1. UICC, Union for International Cancer Control, 2010 Edition
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