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*The | *The prevalence of Goiter is approximately 3000 for single thyroid nodules and 1000 for multinodular goitre per 100,000 individuals worldwide. | ||
===Case-fatality rate=== | ===Case-fatality rate=== |
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Prevalence
- The prevalence of Goiter is approximately 3000 for single thyroid nodules and 1000 for multinodular goitre per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Case-fatality rate
- In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate of [number range]%.
- The case-fatality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop [disease name].
- The incidence of [disease name] increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is [#] years.
- [Disease name] commonly affects individuals younger than/older than [number of years] years of age.
- [Chronic disease name] is usually first diagnosed among [age group].
- [Acute disease name] commonly affects [age group].
Sex
- The rate of occurrence of Goiter in both males and females occurs at a female-to-male ratio of 4:1. [5]
Race
- There is no racial predilection to Goiter.
Region
- The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
- [Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
References
- ↑ Freire-Maia, Ademar; Freire-Maia, Dértia Villalba; Morton, Newton E. (1982). "Epidemiology and Genetics of Endemic Goiter". Human Heredity. 32 (3): 176–180. doi:10.1159/000153286. ISSN 1423-0062.
- ↑ Freire-Maia DV, Freire-Maia A, Schull WJ, Morton NE, Quelce-Salgado A, Lobo LC (1983). "Epidemiology and genetics of endemic goiter. I. Epidemiological aspects". Isr. J. Med. Sci. 19 (1): 11–6. PMID 6832943.
- ↑ Vanderpump, M. P. J. (2011). "The epidemiology of thyroid disease". British Medical Bulletin. 99 (1): 39–51. doi:10.1093/bmb/ldr030. ISSN 0007-1420.
- ↑ Zimmermann MB (2009). "Iodine deficiency". Endocr Rev. 30 (4): 376–408. doi:10.1210/er.2009-0011. PMID 19460960.
- ↑ Tunbridge WM, Evered DC, Hall R, Appleton D, Brewis M, Clark F, Evans JG, Young E, Bird T, Smith PA (1977). "The spectrum of thyroid disease in a community: the Whickham survey". Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf). 7 (6): 481–93. PMID 598014.