Autoimmune thyroid disorders include Graves’ disease (GD), which leads to
hyperthyroidism, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, which leads to hypothyroidism. The incidence
of autoimmune hypothyroidism is around five times higher than the incidence of autoimmune
hyperthyroidism, but together these autoimmune thyroid disorders are the most common
autoimmune conditions in the Western population and affect around 2-5% of the population.
Estimates for the incidence of autoimmune hyperthyroidism vary considerably, but a
recent review estimates an incidence of 80/100.000/year for women and 8/100.000/year
for men in Caucasian populations. Graves’ disease (GD) is the most common cause of
hyperthyroidism in Western and other iodine-sufficient populations, and accounts for ~80%
of cases of hyperthyroidism.http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/31747/120307_Steensel%2C%20Leendert%20van.pdf
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