Authors: V. Zamrazil 1,3; R. Bílek 1; L. Horáková 2; R. Goš 2 Authors‘ workplace: Endokrinologický ústav, Praha Ředitelka: doc. MUDr. Běla Bendlová, CSc. 1; Ústředí VZP Praha Ředitel: ing. Zdeněk Kabátek 2; Subkatedra endokrinologie IPVZ, Praha Vedoucí: prof. MUDr. Václav Zamrazil, DrSc. 3 Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2017; 97(4): 184-185 Category: Of different specialties
Investigation of the VZP (General Health Insurance Company) file revealed a high incidence of thyroid diseases in the Czech population, which includes both men and women, while women are in agreement with literature data occurring thyroid approximately 5–6× more often than men. During the 4 years of monitoring showed a statistically significant and fairly sharp rise in the number of thyroid diseases especially among women ages 35–45 years, 65–75 years and in men ages 70–85 years. Number of evaluation provides a detailed analysis with regard to diagnosis, age and other factors, which initiates and which will required careful attention.
KEYWORDS: thyroid diseases – rising incidence
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