Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
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1016-1430
2251-6840
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10.18869/mjiri
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jalali
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1989
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ENDEMIC GOITER IN BOYER-AHMAD
Nutrition
Nutrition
Original Research
Original Research
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.
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M
KIMIAGAR
20031947532846006602
20031947532846006602
Yes
From the Institute a/Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, School a/Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
M.B
YASSAI
20031947532846006603
20031947532846006603
No
M.T
NAFARABADI
20031947532846006604
20031947532846006604
No
B
SAMIMI
20031947532846006605
20031947532846006605
No
F
AZIZI
20031947532846006606
20031947532846006606
No