Hypothyroidism and >3 levothyroxin purchases

Description

No definition available.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode HYPOTHY_PURCHASE
Conditions required HYPOTHYROIDISM
Include HYPOTHY_LEVOTHY
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

Associations