Who is affected by hyperthyroidism?
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Who is affected by hyperthyroidism?
- Can occur at any age but rarely affects children.
- Affects women more often than men.
Graves' disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism:
- Is estimated to occur in about 1 in every 1,000 women per year.1
- Affects up to 10 times more women than men.2
- Is most common in people younger than 40.2
References
Citations
Davies TF, Larsen PR (2003). Thyrotoxicosis. In PR Larsen et al., eds., Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 10th ed., pp. 374–420. Philadelphia: Saunders.
Fisher JN (2002). Management of thyrotoxicosis. Southern Medical Journal, 95(5): 493–505.
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