title: [Determination of urinary iodine as a marker of iodine deficiency].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Determination of ioduria in order to establish the actual degree of iodine deficiency in school-age children from 4 counties in Moldavia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Urinary iodine was determined in 927 school-children aged 7-14 years from 4 counties: Suceava, Iaşi, Neamţ and Botoşani. The determination was made by cerium-arsenate method and by a semi-quantitative method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median value of ioduria was 3 micrograms/dL in Suceava, 8.8 micrograms/dL in Iaşi, 7.1 micrograms/dL in Botoşani. In Roman-Neamţ 93.75% of all samples had a value of ioduria below 10 micrograms/dL. From this point of view, Suceava and Roman are with moderate iodine deficiency; Iaşi and Botoşani are with mild iodine deficiency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the existence of a program of iodine prophylaxis, there are still many regions in Moldavia with iodine deficiency, so it is important to have more measures of sanitary education and prophylaxis in these regions.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Biochimie, Facultatea de Medicină, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maftei
authors.forename: Didona
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ungureanu
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vulpoi
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cristea
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zbranca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000652:urine; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006043:Goiter, Endemic / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007455:Iodine