[Sanitary assessment of iodine levels in the environment and their impact on children's health].
The Irkutsk province and the Republic of Buryatia which are a part of the Baikal Region (Siberia) were studied for environmental iodine balance. The water and local foodstuffs were found to show low iodine levels (they being 0.2 to 6.9 micrograms/l). In children, iodine deficiency was detected in 60-87% of the total number examined. There was a relationship between of the severity of neurological symptoms, the onset of thyroid diseases, general morbidity, physical development, iodine levels in the body. It is concluded that iodine deficiency has a great impact on the development of the regional pathology in children.
Novikov
Iu V
IuV
Savchenkov
M F
MF
Savchenkova
S V
SV
Muratova
N M
NM
Brovina
F Ia
FIa
Manueva
R S
RS
Nekipelov
M I
MI
Seliverstvova
T G
TG
Andreeva
V B
VB
Muratov
V V
VV
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007223:Infant; D007455:Iodine / Q000032:analysis* / Q000172:deficiency*; D008297:Male; D010173:Palpation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012800:Siberia; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
D007455:Iodine