THE EVALUATION OF IODINE DEFICIENCY, DETERMINED BY URINARY IODINE CONCENTRATION IN THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THE VILLAGE OF GURA RÂULUI (SIBIU)
Abstract:
In the country of Sibiu, endemic goiter
secondary to iodine deficiency is known as the main
endemic disease. The village of Gura Raului is one of the
most expressive regions in this matter. Using urinary
iodine concentration, the present study has as purpose the
evaluation of the iodine status among the school children
aged 6-12 years old. More, it appreciates the evolution of
this one in last 5 years, after the issuance of the
Government Ordinance 568/2002 regarding the universal
salt iodisation. The values are compared to the ones
obtained from a whiteness group in Slimnic, a village
with no proven iodine deficiency. The study included the
school children of the villages of Gura Raului and Slimnic
(130 and 132 respectively). They were clinically examined
and an urine sample was aleatorily taken. The urinary
iodine concentration was determined, using the Sandell
Koltoff method. The main urinary iodine concentration in
Gura Raului was 45,69+/-23,78 microgr/l (mild iodine
deficiency). In Slimnic, the obtained medium value was
149.76+-37.33 microgr/l (optimal iodine nutrition). The
statistical significance was major (p 0,00012). There was
no statistical significant difference between the urinary
iodine in boys or girls, also between different age groups.
In the village of Gura Raului, during the last 5 years, no
statistical significant difference has occurred regarding
the urinary iodine value. The iodine deficiency persists in
Gura Raului, the values are much alike the previous
published ones, the need for sustained prophylactic
measures is still an emergency issue.
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