Analysis of epidemiological characteristics of inpatients with thyroid tumors in a large general hospital

ObjectiveTo study the epidemiological characteristics of thyroid tumors and provide references for the prevention and treatment of thyroid tumors.

MethodsThe inpatient cases with thyroid tumors in a large general hospital from 2015 to 2019 were collected through the hospital information system.The retrospective case study method was used to analyze the age, gender, residential area, tumor type, marital status and other information of the collected cases.

ResultsA total of 7 663 patients were collected, including 6 192 female patients and 1 471 male patients, with the ratio of male to female 1:4.2.From 2015 to 2019, the proportion of female patients was always higher than that of male.The inpatients were 6-103 years old, the inpatients at 40-60 years old accounted for the largest proportion, and the age of inpatients tended to be younger.The ratio of male to female in unmarried patients was 1:2.5, which in married patients was 1:4.3, in divorced patients was 1:14, in widowed patients eas 1:3, and the difference of which was statistically significant among patients with different marital status(P < 0.01).There were 5 841 cases(76.2%) of rural patients and 1 822 cases(23.8%) of urban patients, and the composition ratio of rural patients continued to increase during the five-year period.The proportion of inpatients with malignant thyroid tumors and benign tumors accounted for 52.2% and 47.8%, respectively, and the proportion of inpatients with malignant thyroid tumors increased significantly.

ConclusionsIn recent years, inpatients with thyroid tumors tend to be younger, female patients are more than male patients, the composition ratio of rural patients in different years is on the rise, and the detection rate of malignant thyroid tumors is increasing year by year.It is necessary to further strengthen the publicity and popularization of thyroid tumor-related knowledge in rural areas, and intensify the screening work of thyroid tumors in high-risk populations, so as to reduce the incidence rate of thyroid tumors and achieve early detection and early treatment as much as possible.