Prevalence of thyrotoxicosis, antithyroid medication use, and complications among pregnant women in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population-based estimates of the prevalence of thyrotoxicosis (TTX), the frequency of antithyroid drug (ATD) use, and risk of adverse events in pregnant women and their infants are lacking. Therefore, our objective was to obtain epidemiologic estimates of these parameters within a large population-based sample of pregnant women with TTX.

Methods

A retrospective claims analysis was performed from the MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters health insurance database for the period 2005-2009. Women aged 15-44 years, enrolled for at least 2 years, and who had a pregnancy during the study period were included. Diagnosis of TTX was based on International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes using narrow (TTX-1=ICD 242.0

SUBMITTER: Korelitz JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3675839 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature