Clinical feature	Statistical test	Significant genes	Associated with	               	Associated with	
DAYS_TO_DEATH_OR_LAST_FUP	Cox regression test	N=0	 	 	 	 
YEARS_TO_BIRTH	Spearman correlation test	N=30	older	N=30	younger	N=0
NEOPLASM_DISEASESTAGE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
PATHOLOGY_T_STAGE	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher stage	N=22	lower stage	N=8
PATHOLOGY_N_STAGE	Wilcoxon test	N=30	n1	N=30	n0	N=0
PATHOLOGY_M_STAGE	Wilcoxon test	N=30	class1	N=30	class0	N=0
GENDER	Wilcoxon test	N=30	male	N=30	female	N=0
HISTOLOGICAL_TYPE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
RADIATIONS_RADIATION_REGIMENINDICATION	Wilcoxon test	N=30	yes	N=30	no	N=0
RADIATION_EXPOSURE	Wilcoxon test	N=30	yes	N=30	no	N=0
EXTRATHYROIDAL_EXTENSION	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
COMPLETENESS_OF_RESECTION	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
NUMBER_OF_LYMPH_NODES	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher number_of_lymph_nodes	N=1	lower number_of_lymph_nodes	N=29
MULTIFOCALITY	Wilcoxon test	N=4	unifocal	N=4	multifocal	N=0
TUMOR_SIZE	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher tumor_size	N=19	lower tumor_size	N=11
RACE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
ETHNICITY	Wilcoxon test	N=0