Table 2 Summary of clinical features of the study population
Features | Group I (control) | Group II (study) | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|
Histopathology: | |||
•multinodular goiter | 95 (73.1%) | 126 (72.0%) | |
•Grave’s Disease | 23 (17.7%) | 39 (22.3%) | 0.91 |
•Hashimoto’s Disease | 12 (9.2%) | 10 (5.7%) | |
Number of parathyroid glands removed | 27/130 (20.8%) | 24/175 (13.7%) | 0.10 |
Nerves at risk | 260 | 350 | 0.56 |
Mean tissue volume (ml) | 38.3 ± 33.5 | 50.5 ± 41.0 | 0.03 |