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  • 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.
    Author: Uzun H, Gozkaya S, Yesildal N, Okur M, Arslanoglu İ, Kocabay K, Senses DA.
    Journal: J Trop Pediatr; 2014 Aug; 60(4):318-21. PubMed ID: 24519672.
    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.
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