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literatures from January 9, 2022, to February 25, 2022. All studies were searched using the keywords (Prevalence) OR (magnitude) OR (epidemiology) OR (level) AND (associated factors) OR (determinants) AND (iodine concentration) AND (iodized salt) AND
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Iodine Deficiency Disorders [ICCIDD, currently the Iodine Global Network (IGN)] [ 5 ]. According to this guideline, a median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in the range of 100-199 µg/l in a population of school-aged children and nonpregnant adults
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. What Does This Case Report Add? • The iodine concentration in an ITD patient's breast milk is low. Possible iodine deficiency in the infant breast-fed by an ITD patient should be kept in mind. Introduction Iodide transport defect (ITD) is a
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Introduction Adequate dietary iodine consumption, as determined by the urinary iodine concentration (UIC), is necessary for a normal thyroid function. During pregnancy, iodine requirements are increased [ 1 ] as a result of both the normal
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, according to the WHO recommendations, assessed using urinary iodine concentration (UIC) [ 8 ]. This can be measured either over 24 h or as a morning spot collection, and can be expressed either per gram creatinine or micrograms per liter. However, because
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levels over time of blood sampling. For urinary iodine concentrations ( p = 0.436) and serum levels of fT3 ( p = 0.352), fT4 ( p = 0.252), and thyroglobulin ( p = 0.555) no such associations were observed. Fig. 4. Diurnal variation of serum
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, 4 ]. Dietary iodine is almost completely excreted through urine, so urinary iodine concentration (UIC) levels are excellent indicators of recent iodine intake [ 5 ]. According to the criteria of the WHO based upon epidemiological evidence, a daily
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previous epidemiological study showed that TSH levels in the population increased with the increase in iodine intake, and hypothyroidism and SCH incidence increased in iodine-deficient areas ( 6 ). The majority of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis have
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; either total (TT 4 ) or free (FT 4 )] concentration. The serum tri-iodothyronine (T 3 ) level is normal. It occurs in approximately 2-2.5% of pregnant women [ 1 ], although in China the incidence has been reported to be 4.0% [ 2 ], in Belgium 6.8% [ 3
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