Other and/or unspecified nontoxic goitre
Description
goiter: Enlargement of the thyroid gland usually caused by lack of iodine in the diet, hyperthyroidism, or thyroid nodules. Symptoms include difficulty in breathing and swallowing.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | E4_GOITRENAS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: E049/E048 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: E048/E049 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 977 | 842 | 135 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.56 | 0.85 | 0.18 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 54.29 | 53.66 | 58.19 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 1.02 | 0.71 | 2.96 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 25.38 | 25.3 | 25.93 |
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