background : iodine deficiency produces the spectrum of iodine deficiency disorders (idds) including endemic goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism and congenital anomalies. other factors, including goitrogens and micronutrient deficiencies may influence the prevalence and severity of idds and response to iodine supplementation. an ssociation between zinc and goiter has previously been reported. met...

Iodine is an essential micronutrient incorporated into thyroid hormones. Although iodine deficiency can lead to a broad spectrum of disorders throughout life, it is most critical in the early stages of development, as the foetal brain is extremely dependent on iodine supply. During the last two decades, our understanding of thyroid physiology during gestation has substantially improved. Further...

OBJECTIVE To assess the magnitude of three micronutrient deficiency disorders (iron, vitamin A and iodine), nutritional deficiencies and their association with related factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS Using the three-stage sampling technique, a study was conducted in twenty-eight villages of Jodhpur district. A total of 1193 women, 384 pregnant, 400 lactating and 409 non-pregnant non-lactating c...

OBJECTIVE To use neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration data to measure the iodine status of the population of the Australian state of Victoria. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Retrospective analysis of the results of 368,552 neonatal heel-prick blood tests for TSH concentration in Victoria in the years 2001-2006. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Iodine deficiency as indicated by a ...

OBJECTIVE A survey conducted in 1964 reported a goitre prevalence of 40.3% in East and West Champaran districts of Bihar. No recent survey has been documented on the prevalence of iodine deficiency in these districts. The present study was therefore undertaken (i) to assess the prevalence of IDD in these districts, and (ii) to estimate the iodine content of salt consumed by population. METHOD...

this study was undertaken to define the epidemiological aspects of thyroid carcinoma in iran, an area of endemic iodine deficiency nearly until recently. the tehran cancer institute data system registry (tcidsr) was used to identify patients with different histological types of thyroid cancer (tc) in iran. data were analyzed from 438 thyroid cancer cases identified by the tcidsr in 1998-99. dis...

PURPOSE To examine adult epilepsy outpatients for the existence of the interictal dysphoric disorder (IDD) using the interictal dysphoric disorder inventory (IDDI), the overlap between IDD, depression, and anxiety, and the reproducibility of IDDI. METHODS Epilepsy outpatients were assessed with the Danish IDDI and self-report inventories for depression and anxiety. Patients with abnormal scor...

BACKGROUND Iodine deficiency disorder is a major problem worldwide, especially during pregnancy and childhood. The magnitude of the problem is quite big in Ethiopia. The main aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and severity of iodine deficiency disorders. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Shebe Senbo District on January 2011. Three elementary schools were ...

PURPOSE We designed our study to evaluate the hypothesis that gastric cancer is correlated with iodine deficiency or thyroid dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated the total body iodine reserve, thyroid function status and autoimmune disorder in 40 recently diagnosed gastric adenocarcinoma cases versus 80 healthy controls. The participants came from a region with high gastric canc...