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Journal of Medical Sciences

Year: 2001 | Volume: 1 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 400-403
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Khan Nawaz Khattak

Shahmim Akhter

Alam Khan

M. Mohsin Siddiqui

Gul Nawab

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Distribution of Thyroid Patients Between Age Groups, Sex and Seasons in the Thyroid Patients Referred to Irnum Peshawar

Khan Nawaz Khattak, Shahmim Akhter, Alam Khan, M. Mohsin Siddiqui and Gul Nawab
A retrospective study was conducted to know the distribution of thyroid patients in different age, sex and seasons. Twenty five thousand four hundred and thirty seven thyroid patients were referred to the radioimmunoassay (RIA) laboratory of the Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (INRUM), Peshawar, during the years 1984-1990 (except 1987), 1995 and 1996. These patients were of all age, both sexes and they were referred to the laboratory in different seasons of the year. Out of 25237 thyroid patients, age and sex were categorized into infants (0-2 year), children (>1-13 years), adults (>13-40 years) and old age (>40 years) groups. The patients were also separated into males and females. Based on the date of referral to the laboratory, the patients were also classified into winter (Nov.-Jan.), spring (Feb.-Apr.), summer (May-Jun.) and autumn (Aug.-Oct.). The average distribution of thyroid patients among infants, children, adult and old age groups was 0.8, 8.4, 64.0 and 27%, respectively. Similarly, the average distribution of thyroid patients between males and females was 27 and 73%, respectively. The average referral of thyroid patients to the laboratory in winter, spring, summer and autumn of different years was 28.6, 24.6, 30.9 and 15.9%, respectively. The data revealed that thyroid problems prevailed more in the adult group and females. The referral of thyroid patients was more common in summer than other seasons.
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