Clinical feature	Statistical test	Significant genes	Associated with	               	Associated with	
DAYS_TO_DEATH_OR_LAST_FUP	Cox regression test	N=30	 	N=NA	 	N=NA
YEARS_TO_BIRTH	Spearman correlation test	N=30	older	N=30	younger	N=0
PATHOLOGIC_STAGE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
PATHOLOGY_T_STAGE	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher stage	N=19	lower stage	N=11
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
RADIATION_THERAPY	Wilcoxon test	N=0	 	 	 	 
HISTOLOGICAL_TYPE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
RADIATION_EXPOSURE	Wilcoxon test	N=0	 	 	 	 
EXTRATHYROIDAL_EXTENSION	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
RESIDUAL_TUMOR	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
NUMBER_OF_LYMPH_NODES	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher number_of_lymph_nodes	N=0	lower number_of_lymph_nodes	N=30
MULTIFOCALITY	Wilcoxon test	N=1	unifocal	N=1	multifocal	N=0
TUMOR_SIZE	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher tumor_size	N=22	lower tumor_size	N=8
RACE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
ETHNICITY	Wilcoxon test	N=0