Iodine-deficiency-related goitre
Description
endemic goiter: thyroid gland enlargement caused by inadequate dietary iodine intake. It occurs in areas in which the soil lacks iodine compounds or there is low seafood consumption.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | E4_IODGOITRE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: E01 |
| Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-10 | E018 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: E01 |
| Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-10 | E018 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 13 | 9 | N/A |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.01 | 0.01 | N/A |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 59.35 | 62.0 | N/A |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 15.38 | 11.11 | N/A |