Research Article
Thyroid Disorders in Central Ghana: The Influence of 20 Years of Iodization
Table 2
Thyroid admissions in Central Ghana.
| | Thyroid disorder | | Median age (IQR) | F : M ratio |
| | Hypothyroidism | 1362 (13.1) | 34 (32.5–52) | 2.2 : 1 | | Nontoxic diffuse goiter | 703 (6.6) | 48 (36–68) | 3.6 : 1 | | Nontoxic thyroid nodule | 535 (5.1) | 34 (32.5–52) | 9.0 : 1 | | Nontoxic multinodular goiter | 2694 (25.7) | 40 (30–50) | 3.7 : 1 | | Toxic multinodular goiter | 2359 (22.5) | 36 (27–42) | 8.3 : 1 | | Toxic adenoma | 262 (2.5) | 35 (27–42) | 6.1 : 1 | | Diffuse toxic goiter | 1269 (12.1) | 37 (26–48) | 4.9 : 1 | | Thyroiditis unspecified | 524 (5.0) | 56 (21–76) | 2.4 : 1 | | Autoimmune thyroiditis | 660 (6.3) | 23 (31.5–48.5) | 4.0 : 1 | | Unspecified thyroid disease | 367 (3.5) | 38 (27–55) | 3.4 : 1 |
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