Hypothyroidism, levothyroxin purchases

hypothyroidism: Abnormally low levels of thyroid hormone.

Endpoint definition

Name HYPOTHY_LEVOTHY
Long name Hypothyroidism, levothyroxin purchases
Medicine purchases: ATC codes H03AA01
First defined in version DF3

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 26064 20958 5106
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 12.01 17.06 5.42
Mean age at first event (years) 52.51 51.30 57.46
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.52 0.96 3.82

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 27.0 28.0 22.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 92.81 93.31 90.83

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Hypothyroidism, levothyroxin purchases