Prevalence of goiter among schoolchildren from Gorgan, Iran, a decade after national iodine supplementation: association with age, gender, and thyroperoxidase antibodies

One decade after universal salt iodization in Iran, goiter prevalence, urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and thyroperoxidase antibody (TPOAb) values were assessed among schoolchildren in Gorgan, Iran. From 2003-2004, 500 girls and 900 boys aged 7-11 yr were evaluated for goiter by palpation. UIC wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of endocrinological investigation 2005-09, Vol.28 (8), p.727-733
Hauptverfasser:	Bazrafshan, H R, Mohammadian, S, Ordookhani, A, Farhidmehr, F, Hedayati, M, Abdolahi, N, Azizi, F, Braverman, L E, Pearce, E N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Autoantibodies - blood Case-Control Studies Child Female Goiter - blood Goiter - epidemiology Goiter - immunology Goiter - urine Humans Iodide Peroxidase - blood Iodide Peroxidase - immunology Iodine - administration & dosage Iodine - urine Iran - epidemiology Male Prevalence Sex Factors Thyroglobulin - blood Thyrotropin - blood Thyroxine - blood Triiodothyronine - blood
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Zusammenfassung:	One decade after universal salt iodization in Iran, goiter prevalence, urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and thyroperoxidase antibody (TPOAb) values were assessed among schoolchildren in Gorgan, Iran. From 2003-2004, 500 girls and 900 boys aged 7-11 yr were evaluated for goiter by palpation. UIC was measured in 183 randomly-selected goitrous children. Serum TSH, T4, and TPOAb were measured in 53 goitrous and 30 non-goitrous children with adequate UIC. Goiter was detected in 370 (26.4%) children. Goiter was present in 31% of girls and 17% of boys age 9 (p
ISSN:	0391-4097 1720-8386
DOI:	10.1007/bf03347556