title: The prevalence of goiter and hypothyroidism among school children 6 years after introduction of a mandatory salt iodination program in a severely iodine-deficient area of the West Black Sea region of Turkey.
abstract: The objective of the current study was to determine the prevalence and the degree of iodine deficiency after mandatory salt iodization in Yığılca's school-aged children. A total of 806 school children aged 6-19 years were evaluated. The prevalence of goiter in children aged 6-12 and 13-19 years was 20.3 and 23.8%, respectively. The prevalence of hypothyroidism in children aged 6-12 and 13-19 years was 10.4 and 18.9%, respectively. The median serum free tetraiodothyronine (fT4) levels in children aged 6-12 and 13-19-years were 1.16 ng/dL and 0.91 ng/dL, respectively. The median urinary iodine concentration levels in children aged 6-12 and 13-19 years were 83 µg/l and 78 µg/l, respectively. The frequency of autoimmune thyroid disease was 2.1% in Yığılca's SAC. Goiter and iodine deficiency problems remain in rural areas of the West Black Sea Region of Turkey.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey uzunhakan2003@yahoo.com.
authors: Hakan
authors: H
authors: Uzun
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey.
authors: Sercin
authors: S
authors: Gozkaya
authors: Department of Public Health, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey.
authors: Nuray
authors: N
authors: Yesildal
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey.
authors: Mesut
authors: M
authors: Okur
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey.
authors: İlknur
authors: İ
authors: Arslanoglu
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey.
authors: Kenan
authors: K
authors: Kocabay
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey.
authors: Dursun A
authors: DA
authors: Senses
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D059038:Black Sea; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; C034024:iodized salt; D013972:Thyrotropin; D007455:Iodine; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase
keywords: Iodine deficiency; children; goiter prevalence