The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located in front of the trachea, which affects the metabolism and growth of the human body by secreting appropriate thyroid hormones. At present, the popularity of thyroid disease is far less than that of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and many people's understanding of it often only stays on "big neck disease". In fact, thyroid diseases are far more common than most people think. In the field of endocrinology, it is the second largest disease after diabetes. More than 300 million people in the world suffer from thyroid disease, which has seriously threatened human health. However, the public's awareness rate of thyroid diseases is very low, and there is also a lack of relevant authoritative survey data in China. This epidemiological survey of thyroid diseases has filled the gap in the history of disease prevention and treatment in China.
It is reported that this epidemiological project started in March 2009 and has lasted 1.5 months. * * We selected 65,438+0,565,438+0,865,438+0 permanent residents in ten cities including Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai for investigation, including questionnaire survey, on-site physical examination, B-ultrasound examination of thyroid gland and anticoagulation of fasting vein.
Compared with the data of small-scale epidemiological survey in 2006, the results of thyroid epidemiological survey among residents in Shicheng community have the following two significant changes:
1. The prevalence of hypothyroidism increased from 3.8% to 6.5%, which means that there are 1 hypothyroidism patients in every 15 people. The growth rate of 70% shows that hypothyroidism is increasingly becoming the biggest killer threatening the thyroid health of China residents.
2. The prevalence of thyroid nodules (including single and multiple nodules) has also increased from 10.2% to 18.6%, that is, nearly 1 person in every five people suffers from thyroid nodules.
○ This survey covers more than 654.38+0.5 million community residents in ten cities. The survey results show that for every 1.5 people,
That is, there are 1 person in hypothyroidism patients, and nearly 1 person in every 5 people has thyroid nodules.
○ Experts remind that thyroid disease is not a refractory disease, but a treatable and controllable disease. The key is ...
early discovery
○ Incorporating thyroid B-ultrasound examination into routine physical examination is helpful for early detection of thyroid cancer.
A few days ago, the Endocrinology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association announced the results of the first epidemiological survey of thyroid diseases in China. The results showed that the prevalence of hypothyroidism (including clinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism, hereinafter referred to as "hypothyroidism") increased significantly, reaching 6.5%, and the prevalence of thyroid nodules was as high as 18.6%. The thyroid health status of China residents is not optimistic. This transfer project is jointly carried out by the International Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Health and the Endocrinology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association.
Experts remind that thyroid disease is not a refractory disease, but a treatable and controllable disease. The key is to find it early. Therefore, experts suggest that thyroid B-ultrasound examination should be added to the daily physical examination, and TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) screening should be carried out for women who plan to be pregnant and have been pregnant.