Epidemiology of iodine deficiency in the middle Ob regions

Epidemiological rvaluation of goiter endemia and iodine deficiency in population of the Middle Ob region. Thyroid palpation and ultrasonic investigations, iodine measurements in the urine were made in 6256 children and adolescents aged 8-17 years. Euthyroid condition was clinically stated in all the...

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Published inTerapevtic̆eskii arhiv Vol. 70; no. 10; p. 26
Main Authors Nekrasova, M R, Suplotova, L A, Sharafilova, N V
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 1998
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Female
Goiter, Endemic - diagnosis
Goiter, Endemic - epidemiology
Goiter, Endemic - metabolism
Humans
Incidence
Iodine - blood
Iodine - deficiency
Iodine - urine
Male
Palpation
Siberia - epidemiology
Thyroid Gland - anatomy & histology
Thyroid Gland - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Epidemiological rvaluation of goiter endemia and iodine deficiency in population of the Middle Ob region. Thyroid palpation and ultrasonic investigations, iodine measurements in the urine were made in 6256 children and adolescents aged 8-17 years. Euthyroid condition was clinically stated in all the examinees. Palpation discovered thyroid enlargement in 36.78% of the examinees. Age prevalence was: 27.3, 33.28, 42.8, 46.18% in children and adolescents aged 8-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-17 years, respectively. Ultrasound detected goiter in 30.6% of the examinees. The occurrence was 34.78, 31.68, 28.2, 19.8% in the above age groups, respectively. No significant differences by thyroid size existed in girls versus boys. Urinary iodine was low in all the age groups. The Middle Ob regions belong to zone of goiter endemia with mild to moderate iodine deficiency. This dictates the necessity of introduction of special programs of iodine deficiency control and prevention.
ISSN:0040-3660