Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Estimation of the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in Catalonia through two different registries: Pharmaceutical dispensing and diagnostic registration |
| Authors: |
Sara Torrejón, Lluis Vila, Berta Soldevila, Montse Martín, Manel Puig‐Domingo |
| Source: |
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology |
| Subject Terms: |
epidemiology, ICD‐9 diagnostic codes, pharmacoepidemiology, thyroid dysfunction, Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665 |
| More Details: |
Summary Background Population studies on the prevalence of thyroid dysfunctions are costly. The pharmacy dispensing (PDR) and diagnosis (DR) registers allow us to study the epidemiology of these pathologies in a simpler way. Our aims: 1/Estimate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in Catalonia based on data from the PDR and the DR, 2/to evaluate the concordance of the results obtained by both strategies. Methods The population studied was the one registered with the public health system in Catalonia(Catsalut). In the PDR analysis, the information obtained through the Pharmaceutical Provision file (during 2012, 2013, 2014) was used regarding the number of patients under treatment (NPT) (levothyroxine and antithyroid medication). The DR analysis (2014) was performed by ICD‐9 codes (hyperthyroidism 242 and hypothyroidism 243, 244). Results According to the NPT in the PDR analysis, the prevalence of treated hypothyroidism increased over 3 years: 2.81%(2012), 2.92%(2013) and 3.07%(2014) (P |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2398-9238 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2398-9238 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/edm2.167 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/8666999b04b24d30a5c4b90db4baec06 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.8666999b04b24d30a5c4b90db4baec06 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
