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Hypothyroidism is more prevalent in women who have a four to ten times greater likelihood of developing this than men. Hypothyroidism can be present at birth, but has a higher occurrence rate between the ages of 30 and 60. It occurs in close to 10% of women and 6% of men over the age of 65. Primary Hypothyroidism is more common than secondary with approximately 95% of all people diagnosed categorized as the primary type. <ref name="Goodman and Snyder">Goodman C, Snyder T. Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier, 2007.</ref><ref name="Goodman and Fuller">Goodman C, Fuller K. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier; 2009.</ref><ref name="Porter">Porter R, Hypothyroidism. The Merck Manual Online Medical Library. 2008. Available at: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html . Accessed February 17, 2010.</ref><br> | |||
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Hypothyroidism is caused by an insufficient amount of the thyroid hormone in the body resulting in an overall slowing of metabolism. There are two categories to classify Hypothyroidism which are primary and secondary. [1][2]
Prevalence[edit | edit source]
Hypothyroidism is more prevalent in women who have a four to ten times greater likelihood of developing this than men. Hypothyroidism can be present at birth, but has a higher occurrence rate between the ages of 30 and 60. It occurs in close to 10% of women and 6% of men over the age of 65. Primary Hypothyroidism is more common than secondary with approximately 95% of all people diagnosed categorized as the primary type. [1][2][3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goodman C, Snyder T. Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goodman C, Fuller K. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier; 2009.
- ↑ Porter R, Hypothyroidism. The Merck Manual Online Medical Library. 2008. Available at: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html . Accessed February 17, 2010.
