From: Prospective study to evaluate radioactive iodine of 20 mCi vs 10–15 mCi in Graves’ disease
Remission | Failure | P | |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | (N = 162) | (N = 57) | |
RAI 10–15 mCi | 75 (66.4%) | 38 (33.6%) | 0.009* |
RAI 20 mCi | 87 (82.1%) | 19 (17.9%) | |
Thyroid size ≤ 60 g | (N = 86) | (N = 20) | |
RAI 10–15 mCi | 32 (69.6%) | 14 (30.4%) | 0.011* |
RAI 20 mCi | 54 (90%) | 6 (10%) | |
Thyroid size > 60 g | (N = 76) | (N = 37) | |
RAI 10–15 mCi | 43 (64.2%) | 24 (35.8%) | 0.4 |
RAI 20 mCi | 33 (71.7%) | 13 (28.3%) |