From the Institute a/Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, School a/Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract: (4960 Views)
In order to investigate goiter prevalence in Boyer-Ahmad, an Iranian
tribal province, 87 families were randomly selected in Yasuj township and
Doruhan county. Clinical examination of the subjects disclosed 95% of
females and 87% of males over 6 years of age to be goitrous. Grade 2 goiter
had the highest prevalence among females. In males grade 1 b was the most
prevalent. Hormonal studies on a subsample did not show major abnormalities
but free T 3 index was increased significantly in subjects with grade 3
goiter compared to the goitrous and grade 2 groups (p < 0.01). Mean urinary
iodine excretion was33.9 ± 30.1 fLg/gcreatinine in Yasuj and23.95 ± 16.6 1 in
Ddruhan, indicating moderate to severe iodine deficiency. This study
documents goiter hyperendemicity in a Southern province not previously
acknowledged by national or international authorities.
Type of Study:
Original Research |
Subject:
Nutrition