Hypothyroidism, levothyroxin purchases
Description
No definition available.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | HYPOTHY_LEVOTHY |
| Medicine purchases: ATC codes | H03AA01 |
| First defined in version | DF3 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 16643 | 13449 | 3194 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 12.56 | 17.9 | 5.56 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 53.33 | 52.34 | 57.48 |
| Median number of events / individual | 26 | 27 | 21 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 92.78 | 93.31 | 90.54 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.36 | 1.61 | 5.51 |