Risk factors for developing thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy among individuals with Graves disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is a common and debilitating manifestation of Graves disease (GD). Presently little is known about factors that may increase the risk of developing TAO among patients with GD.

Objective

To identify risk factors associated with the development of TAO among individuals with newly diagnosed GD.

Design, setting, and participants

In this longitudinal cohort study, all beneficiaries 18 years of age or older with newly diagnosed GD who were continuously enrolled in a large nationwide US managed care network and who visited an eye care professional 1 or more times from 2001 to 2009 were identified. International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification billing codes were used to identify those who dev

SUBMITTER: Stein JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4495733 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature