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The aim of this field study is to determine the frequency of thyroid pathologies in the province of Tokat and to evaluate its relationship with some factors such as gender and dietary habits.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this population-based prospective study, thyroid US examination was performed on a total of 822 patients. The examination procedure was carried out by one radiologist with at least 10 years of experience. During the examination, thyroid dimensions, parenchyma echo, presence of nodule, echo if any, number, size, and localization were evaluated. The relationships between thyroid pathologies and age, gender, body mass index (BMI), and chronic diseases in the participants were evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Up to 45.2% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 372) of the participants were male and 54.8% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 417) were female. The ages of the participants ranged from 20 to 87 years. The mean age of the participants was 47.2. Up to 9.8% of the participants had an increase in thyroid size, defined as goiter. Parenchyma was homogeneous in 72.1% of the participants and heterogeneous in 27.9%. Thyroid nodules were present in the thyroid gland in 40.8% of the participants. There was a statistically significant relationship between thyroid pathologies and female gender, age, and obesity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thyroid diseases show regional differences. 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