Kalra Sanjay, Kumar Arun, Jarhyan Prashant, Unnikrishnan Ambika Gopalakrishnan
Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital and BRIDE, Karnal, Haryana, India.
Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Government Medical College Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India.
Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Nov-Dec;19(6):844-7. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.167543.
This brief communication proposes various indices of epidemicity and endemicity which may be used to predict the future prevalence of hypothyroidism. Taking advantage of knowledge related to the natural progression of autoimmune thyroid disease, it uses data from two recent Indian epidemiological studies to assess the epidemicity or endemicity of thyroid disease in the country. The hypothesis generated in this communication will be of help to clinicians as well as policy makers.
这篇简短的通讯提出了各种流行性和地方性指标,可用于预测甲状腺功能减退症未来的患病率。利用与自身免疫性甲状腺疾病自然进展相关的知识,它使用了两项近期印度流行病学研究的数据来评估该国甲状腺疾病的流行性或地方性。本通讯中提出的假设将对临床医生和政策制定者有所帮助。