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Table 5 Cytology by gender and nodule size

From: Fine needle aspiration cytology guided by ultrasound in the diagnosis of subcentimetre thyroid nodules

	Pathological diagnosis	Male	Female
Maximum diameter ≤1.0 cm^a	Benign	81	259
	Malignant	128	310
	Total	209	569
Maximum diameter >1.0 cm^b	Benign	47	134
	Malignant	50	91
	Total	97	225
Totals^c	Benign	128	393
	Malignant	178	401
	Total	306	794

^aχ² = 2.841, p = 0.092
^bχ² = 3.394, p = 0.065
^cχ² = 5.207, p = 0.022

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