The goiter prevalence and urinary iodine levels among adolescents

dc.contributor.authorKutlu, Ruhusen
dc.contributor.authorKarakose, Serdar
dc.contributor.authorGungor, Kagan
dc.contributor.authorKulaksizoglu, Sevsen
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:16:59Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:16:59Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractKutlu R, Karakose S, Gungor K, Kulaksizoglu S. The goiter prevalence and urinary iodine levels among adolescents. Turk J Pediatr 2011; 53: 161-168. Endemic goiter and iodine deficiency are among the worldwide major public health problems of today. We aimed to research the goiter prevalence and the urinary iodine level of school children. In this descriptive study, 1,847 school children in Konya aged between 10 and 18 years were included. Urinary iodine level was measured. The mean value of iodine excretion in urine was 198 +/- 46.61 mu g/L. In 40 students (2.2%), the urinary iodine level was <100 mu g/L. Six of these students (0.3%) had moderate iodine deficiency. Thyroid hyperplasia was found with palpation method in 128 students (6.9%). Ultrasonographically, five female students had solid nodule, and one male student had multiple nodules. In our study, no severe iodine deficiency was found. According to the results of our study, the mandatory iodization program in Konya has been conducted successfully.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelcuk University Scientific Research Coordination Center (BAP)Selcuk Universityen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors acknowledge the Director of the National Education Administration and the teachers of the selected schools for their efforts in collecting information. The authors thank Mustafa Tasbent for his assistance with the English review. We thank all the participants. Selcuk University Scientific Research Coordination Center (BAP) is acknowledged for its contribution to the financial support of this study.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage168en_US
dc.identifier.issn0041-4301en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21853653en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage161en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/26960
dc.identifier.volume53en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000294093600007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTURKISH J PEDIATRICSen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICSen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectgoiteren_US
dc.subjecturinary iodineen_US
dc.subjectschool childrenen_US
dc.subjectultrasonographyen_US
dc.titleThe goiter prevalence and urinary iodine levels among adolescentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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