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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Published in:Journal of endocrinological investigation 2005-09, Vol.28 (8), p.727-733
Main Authors: Bazrafshan, H R, Mohammadian, S, Ordookhani, A, Farhidmehr, F, Hedayati, M, Abdolahi, N, Azizi, F, Braverman, L E, Pearce, E N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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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Summary: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