Prevalence of Goitre and Its Relationship With Iodine Deficiency in School Children in Kocaeli, Turkey

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Prevalence of Goitre and Its Relationship With Iodine Deficiency in School Children in Kocaeli, Turkey

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Şükrü HATUN

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TUBITAK

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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2000 Vol.30 Issue 3, pp.285-288

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Makale

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2/2000

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Türkçe

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2000757645

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1303-6165

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1300-0144

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Prevalence of Goitre and Its  Relationship with Iodine Deficiency in School  Children in Kocaeli, Turkey  5564 primary school children living in  Kocaeli, Turkey, were clinically assessed for  thyroid gland enlargement. Goitre was  graded according to the WHO 1994  classification. 792 children showed various  grades of goitre, giving a prevalence of  overall goitre of 14.23%. The median  urinary iodine values were found to be  greater than 10mg/dl in each group of 20  students, who were selected randomly from  those in whom Grade I and Grade II goitre  had been detected and from those in whom  goitre had not been detected. These results,  when evaluated according to the  WHO/ICCIDD criteria, suggest that it is  unlikely that Kocaeli city center is an iodine-deficient  area, and that there is no correlation  between the prevalence of goitre and iodine  deficiency.

 

Prevalence of Goitre and Its  Relationship with Iodine Deficiency in School  Children in Kocaeli, Turkey  5564 primary school children living in  Kocaeli, Turkey, were clinically assessed for  thyroid gland enlargement. Goitre was  graded according to the WHO 1994  classification. 792 children showed various  grades of goitre, giving a prevalence of  overall goitre of 14.23%. The median  urinary iodine values were found to be  greater than 10mg/dl in each group of 20  students, who were selected randomly from  those in whom Grade I and Grade II goitre  had been detected and from those in whom  goitre had not been detected. These results,  when evaluated according to the  WHO/ICCIDD criteria, suggest that it is  unlikely that Kocaeli city center is an iodine-deficient  area, and that there is no correlation  between the prevalence of goitre and iodine  deficiency.

Makale detayları

Prevalence of Goitre and Its Relationship With Iodine Deficiency in School Children in Kocaeli, Turkey

Yazarlar:

Şükrü HATUN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2000 Vol.30 Issue 3, pp.285-288

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2000

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000757645

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İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Turk J Med Sci 2000; 30(3): 285-288. Full text: pdf Other articles published in the same issue: Turk J Med Sci

vol.30

iss.3.

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Makale detayları

Prevalence of Goitre and Its Relationship With Iodine Deficiency in School Children in Kocaeli, Turkey

Yazarlar: Şükrü HATUN

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2000 Vol.30 Issue 3, pp.285-288

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2000

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000757645

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Turk J Med Sci 2000; 30(3): 285-288. Full text: pdf Other articles published in the same issue: Turk J Med Sci

vol.30

iss.3.

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Şükrü HATUN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2000 Vol.30 Issue 3, pp.285-288

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2000

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000757645

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144