- Hyperthyroidism in the United States:
- Occurs in 0.05% to 1.3% of the general population:
- With the majority of cases consisting of subclinical disease
- The prevalence of hyperthyroidism:
- Is approximately 5 to 10 times less than that of hypothyroidism
- White and Hispanic populations in the United States:
- Have a slightly higher prevalence of hyperthyroidism than black populations
- Occurs in 0.05% to 1.3% of the general population:
- TNG:
- Is the most frequent cause of thyrotoxicosis:
- In the elderly
- It accounts for about 5% to 15% of patients with endogenous hyperthyroidism:
- But the proportion is:
- Higher in iodine-deficient geographic regions
- But the proportion is:
- Changes in the iodine content of salt and in the iodine supplementation of water have been linked to changes in the incidence of TNG:
- In Switzerland in 1980 and in Spain in 1994:
- The iodine content of salt was increased, and this was associated with a transient increased incidence of thyrotoxicosis followed by decreased incidence:
- Mainly the result of reduced TNG incidence
- The iodine content of salt was increased, and this was associated with a transient increased incidence of thyrotoxicosis followed by decreased incidence:
- In Switzerland in 1980 and in Spain in 1994:
- Is the most frequent cause of thyrotoxicosis:
- Graves Disease:
- Being the most common cause of thyrotoxicosis in all age groups
- Graves’ disease accounts for 70% to 80% of endogenous hyperthyroidism
- The incidence of Graves’ disease is five times higher in females than in males:
- Occurring generally during women’s reproductive years:
- Although it may occur at any age
- Occurring generally during women’s reproductive years:
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Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO 