title: [Endemic goiter in the extreme North of West Siberia].
abstract: Random examinations covering 8-60-year-old 4345 citizens of 12 settlements of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomic Territory discovered goiter endemia throughout the territory but most evident the endemy manifested in the Far North. The prevalence of endemic goiter among schoolchildren made up 52.8% (enlargement of the goiter of the 1st and 2nd degree), among adults-49.2%. By ultrasound investigation, the above percentages were 29 and 26.4%, respectively. This corresponds to moderate endemia. The median of urinary iodine excretion averaged in the territory 5.1 micrograms%, while overall iodine insufficiency (number of children with urinary iodine < 10 micrograms%) was 81.9%. In the Far North iodine excretion was less but goiter incidence was higher than normal. Thus, in the Far North goiter endemia is rather serious.
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Luzina
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Suplotova
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Osadchenko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001110:Arctic Regions / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012800:Siberia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine
vernacular_title: Endemicheskiĭ zob na Kraĭnem Severe Zapadnoĭ Sibiri.