Socio-demographic characteristics

Number (n)

Percent (%)

Age-group in years

10 - 30

31 - 50

51 - 70

>70

11

47

22

4

13.1

56.0

26.2

4.8

Age in years

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Min-max

44.38 ± 13.47

44 (35 - 54)

14 - 76

Sex

Male

Female

7

77

8.3

91.7

Area of residence

Urban

Rural

28

56

33.3

66.7

Duration of illness

<1

1 - 5

>5

23

41

20

27.4

48.8

23.4

Indications for surgery

Pressure symptoms

Cosmetic disfigurement

Suspicious malignancy

Toxic goiter

Thyroid abscess

46

28

8

1

1

54.8

33.3

9.5

1.2

1.2