The study of thyroid diseases in a community not using iodized salt.
- Author:
Xiaochun TENG
1
;
Fengnan HU
;
Weiping TENG
;
Haixue WANG
;
Shaoquan SHONG
;
Zhongyan SHAN
;
Ying JIN
;
Haixia GUAN
;
Fan YANG
;
Tianshu GAO
;
Weibo WANG
;
Xiaoguang SHI
;
Di TENG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Autoantibodies; analysis; China; epidemiology; Female; Goiter; epidemiology; Health Surveys; Humans; Hyperthyroidism; epidemiology; Hypothyroidism; epidemiology; Iodine; deficiency; urine; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Residence Characteristics; Sodium Chloride, Dietary; Thyroid Diseases; epidemiology; immunology; metabolism; Thyroid Nodule; epidemiology
- From: Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2002;36(3):176-179
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the prevalence of thyroid diseases in a community which did not use iodized salt.
METHODSThe survey was conducted in Panshan, Liaoning Province. 1 103 inhabitants aged 14 years or more attended the examinations, which included questionnaire, physical examination and serum analysis. Iodine in the urine and thyroid B ultrasound examination were also conducted.
RESULTSThe prevalence of overt hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism was 16.3 per thousand and 2.7 per thousand, respectively. Subclinical hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism were detected in 37.2 per thousand and 9.1 per thousand of the subjects, respectively. Serum autoantibodies to thyroid were detected in 10.9% of the entire population. The prevalence of goiter was 20.7% (diffuse goiter 16.8% and nodular goiter 3.9%).
CONCLUSIONIn the iodine deficient areas, perhaps autoimmununization is not only related to the development of goiter but is also the main cause of subclinical hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.
