Hypothyroidism and >3 levothyroxin purchases

Description

hypothyroidism: Abnormally low levels of thyroid hormone.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode HYPOTHY_PURCHASE
Conditions required HYPOTHYROIDISM
Include HYPOTHY_LEVOTHY
First defined in version DF3
Ontology
DOID 1459
GWAS catalog 0004705
MESH D007037
SNOMED CT 40930008

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 20171 16372 3799
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 11.57 16.51 5.06
Mean age at first event (years) 52.61 51.62 56.9
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.67 1.15 3.9

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 25 26 20
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 92.69 93.21 90.54

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