[ASSESSMENT OF THE IODINE STATUS IN THE POPULATION IN WESTERN KAZAKHSTAN ACCORDING TO DATA OF URINARY IODINE CONCENTRATIONS].
To evaluate iodine status in the population of Western Kazakhstan on the example oftheAktobe region according to data of urinary iodine concentrations. There were examined 2257 children aged from 7 to 12 years. Urinary iodine was carried out in 10% of schoolchildren by semiquantitative method under field conditions. According to the 30-cluster survey the prevalence of goiter in the region amounted to 42.71 ± 1.04%. The proportion of children with optimal urinary iodine concentrations is only 12.8%, more than 300 mcg/l--57.82% of the children, more than 400 mcg/l was determined in 25.12% of the children. The high prevalence of goiter against the background of high rates of urinary iodine suggests the impact of other goitrogenic factors in the region.
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KhI
Kudabaeva
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Koshmaganbetova
Ye Sh
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Bazargaliev
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Baspakova
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000032:analysis / Q000652:urine; D007623:Kazakhstan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis / Q000652:urine
D014131:Trace Elements; D007455:Iodine