Disorders of the thyroid gland

thyroid nodule: A small circumscribed mass in the THYROID GLAND that can be of neoplastic growth or non-neoplastic abnormality. It lacks a well-defined capsule or glandular architecture. Thyroid nodules are often benign but can be malignant. The growth of nodules can lead to a multinodular goiter (GOITER, NODULAR).

Endpoint definition

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Name E4_THYROID
Long name Disorders of the thyroid gland
Include E4_CONGEIOD, E4_IODGOITRE, E4_IODTHYR, E4_IODHYPSUB, E4_HYTHYSUBS, E4_HYTHYPOSTINF, E4_ATROTHY, E4_MYXOCO, E4_HYTHYNAS, E4_GOITREDIFF, E4_GOITRENOD, E4_GOITREMULTINOD, E4_GOITRENAS, E4_THYTOXGOITDIF, E4_THYTOXECT, E4_THYCRISIS, E4_THYTOXNAS, E4_THYROIDITACU, E4_THYROIDITSUBAC, E4_THYROIDITCHRON, E4_THYROIDITAUTOIM, E4_THYROIDITDRUG, E4_THYROIDITNAS, E4_HYPERSECCAL, E4_GOITREDYS, E4_THYROIDNASOTH
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 2
First defined in version DF2

Summary Statistics

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Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 31108 24868 6240
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 14.34 20.24 6.63
Mean age at first event (years) 51.52 50.23 56.64
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.54 0.99 3.75

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 22.0 24.0 17.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 86.67 87.32 84.15

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Disorders of the thyroid gland

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