Basic Summary for Iodine deficiency

Main name of condition: Iodine deficiency

What is Iodine deficiency?
  Brief description of Iodine deficiency: Dietary deficiency of iodine affecting the thyroid.
  Parent types of Iodine deficiency: Mineral deficiency, Thyroid disorders
  Organs Affected by Iodine deficiency: thyroid gland

What causes Iodine deficiency?
Class of Condition for Iodine deficiency: deficiency mineral
Causes of Iodine deficiency: see causes of Iodine deficiency

What are the symptoms of Iodine deficiency?
Symptoms of Iodine deficiency: see symptoms of Iodine deficiency

Society issues for Iodine deficiency
Hospitalization statistics for Iodine deficiency: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Iodine deficiency:

0.0002% (28) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
96% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
45 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0001% (50) of hospital bed days were for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0001% (13) of hospital consultant episodes were for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultant episodes for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions were women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
69% of hospital consultant episodes for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15% of hospital consultant episodes for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15% of hospital consultant episodes for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0001% (50) of hospital bed days were for iodine defect related thyroid disorders and allied conditions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% (4) of hospital consultant episodes were for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
75% of hospital consultant episodes for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
75% of hospital consultant episodes for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% (6) of hospital bed days were for subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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