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. 1966 Jul;1(3):277–284.

The incidence of thyroglobulin antibodies and thyroid enlargement in a general practice in north-east England

P R Dingle, A Ferguson, D B Horn, J Tubmen, R Hall
PMCID: PMC1579197  PMID: 5911903

Abstract

Antibodies to thyroglobulin in a titre of 1:25 or more were found in 16·2% of women and 4·3% of men between the ages of 21 and 80 years in a random sample of the population from a general practice in the north-east of England. The incidence of antibodies was highest in the seventh decade in both sexes. High antibody titres (1:78125 or more) were found in 4·6% of women and 1·6% of men and it is suggested that this may represent the incidence of diffuse thyroiditis in the population.

Significant thyroid enlargement was found in 12% of women and 0·9% of men, the corrected incidence of goitre obtained by averaging the frequency of goitres in each decade between 21 and 80 years was 8·9% and 0·9% respectively.

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