Thyrotoxicosis factitia

Hyperthyroidism: Overactivity of the thyroid gland resulting in overproduction of thyroid hormone and increased metabolic rate. Causes include diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid gland (Graves' disease), single nodule in the thyroid gland, and thyroiditis. The symptoms are related to the increased metabolic rate and include weight loss, fatigue, heat intolerance, excessive sweating, diarrhea, tachycardia, insomnia, muscle weakness, and tremor.

Endpoint definition

Name E4_THYTOXFAC
Long name Thyrotoxicosis factitia
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: E054
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: E054
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Thyreotoxicosis factitia

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 43 41 -
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.02 0.03 -
Mean age at first event (years) 53.14 53.08 -
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 0.00 0.00 -

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 -
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 18.60 19.51 -

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Thyrotoxicosis factitia
after Thyrotoxicosis factitia

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Thyrotoxicosis factitia