Prevalence of goiter and urinary iodine status of 7 11 year old children in Malatya province Turkey
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Prof. Dr. Mücahit EĞRİ
İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Dergi ISSN | 1304-2947 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 04-2006 |
| Cilt No | 48 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 119 / 123 |
| Özet |
| Goiter prevalence and urinary iodine excretion levels were assessed in 568 schoolchildren (317 boys and 251 girls), aged 7-11 years, living in the Malatya province, a well-known endemic goiter area in Turkey. Five hundred sixty-eight children aged 7-11 years consented to thyroid gland palpation and provided a urine sample on the day of examination in April 2004. Median urinary iodine concentration for the total group was 66 microg/L. There was an association between presence of goiter or not and urinary iodine levels (67 microg/L versus 62 microg/L, p=0.000). The median urinary iodine concentration was lower in rural areas than in urban areas (54.6 microg/L versus 59.7 microg/L, respectively) and schoolchildren living in rural areas had significantly lower urinary iodine levels (p=0.000). In conclusion, the present study reports mild iodine deficiency in the Malatya province, despite a mandatory iodization program in Turkey which has been in force since 1998. |
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