Who is affected by hyperthyroidism?
Hyperthyroidism: • Can occur at any age but rarely affects children. • Affects women more often than men. Graves’ disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism: • Is estimated to occur in about 1 in every 1,000 women per year.1 • Affects up to 10 times more women than men.2 • Is most common in people younger than 40.2 References Citations • Davies TF, Larsen PR (2003). Thyrotoxicosis. In PR Larsen et al., eds., Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 10th ed., pp. 374–420. Philadelphia: Saunders. • Fisher JN (2002). Management of thyrotoxicosis. Southern Medical Journal, 95(5): 493–505.
