Urine Iodine Excretion and Iodine Deficiency Status in School Age Children at Isparta Province

Background: The prevalence of iodine deficiency as the cause of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) in children in Indonesia increased from 12,9% in 2007 become 14,9% in 2013. The assessment of IDD is by iodine status via measuring Urine Iodine Excretion (UIE) and level of iodine salt. Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the correlation between children’s characteristics, social economic characteristics of parents, and level of iodine in salt with iodine status in school age children in Indonesia. Methods: The research design of this study was secondary data analysis. This study used data of Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2013. Data were analyzed by chi square, eta, and spearman correlation test. Results: The research showed that factor that there was a significant correlation with iodine status in school age children in Indonesia are children’s gender (p = 0,01), father’s education (p = 0,01; r = 0,09), mother’s education (p = 0,01; r = 0,11), father’s occupation (p = 0,01; r = 0,12), mother’s occupation (p = 0,01; r = 0,09), and level of iodine in salt (p = 0,01). Children’s age was no significant correlation with iodine status in school age children (p = 0,81). Conclusion: There was a correlation between children’s gender, social economic characteristics of parents, and level of iodine in salt with iodine status in school age children in Indonesia.

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State of iodine supply of children with chronic somatic diseases

Modern pediatrics. Ukraine ◽

10.15574/sp.2021.116.13 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 13-18

Author(s):

N.S. Shevchenko ◽

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H.О. Shlieienkova ◽

K.V. Voloshyn ◽

T.V. Zimnytska ◽

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Keyword(s):

Iodine Deficiency ◽

Urinary Iodine ◽

School Age Children ◽

Urinary Iodine Excretion ◽

Urinary Iodine Concentration ◽

School Age ◽

Digestive Diseases ◽

Iodine Supply ◽

Iodine Excretion ◽

Somatic Diseases

One of the most common conditions resulting from micronutrient deficiency is iodine deficiency. Purpose — to evaluate the current state of iodine supply in schoolchildren living in the North-Eastern region of Ukraine, including children with digestive diseases and inflammatory joint diseases. Materials and methods. Target group: 86 people (11.8±2.71 years), which included patients with digestive diseases (DD) (26.7%) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) (60.5%). Methods: dietary iodine intake evaluation by urinary iodine concentration (Sandell–Kolthoff reaction), followed by calculation of the median. Results. Median urinary iodine excretion was at the lower normal range and amounted to 104.98 μg/l [QR: 59.8; 180.1] in the examined children. Only 51.2% of children had adequate iodine provision; mild iodine deficiency (ID) was diagnosed in 29.1% (Ме=81,91μg/l [QR: 64.26; 90.58]); moderate — 17.4% (Ме=36,19 μg/l [QR: 33.54; 42.24]); severe — in 2.3% of the surveyed (Ме 14,02 μg/l [QR: 12.34; 15.70]). The median urinary iodine excretion in children with somatic diseases was significantly lower than in children of the control group and amounted to 97.26 μg/l [QR 53.7; 148.3] versus 183.71 μg/l [QR 104.4; 287.4], (p=0.003). Conclusions. School-age children have a high incidence of iodine deficiency (51.2%). Often encountered in childhood diseases (DD and JIA) are accompanied by insufficiency of iodine supply. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of all participating institution. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interest was declared by the author. Key words: iodine deficiency, school-age children, the level of iodine excretion.

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Assessment of Dietary Iodine Intake in School Age Children: The Cross-Sectional ANIVA Study

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu10121884 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 1884 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

María Morales-Suárez-Varela ◽

Isabel Peraita-Costa ◽

Agustín Llopis-Morales ◽

Agustín Llopis-Gonzalez

Keyword(s):

Thyroid Hormones ◽

Iodine Deficiency ◽

Dairy Products ◽

Iodine Intake ◽

School Age Children ◽

School Age ◽

Nutritional Adequacy ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The World ◽

Important Health

Iodine deficiency is one of the most important health problems in the world. It intervenes in the synthesis of thyroid hormones, which carry out important functions, so that a deficit of this mineral causes alterations of different kinds such as those related to growth. The objective of the present study was to know the prevalence of iodine deficit in the diet of Valencian children from 6 to 8 years old and their relationship with anthropometry. The analysis of the dietary intake was carried out through questionnaires. Thirteen schools participated in the study. The sample studied consists of 661 school children belonging to the Valencian Community, between 6 and 8 years of age: 298 boys and 363 girls. 79.12% of the children did not meet recommended daily iodine intakes. When comparing the groups of girls and boys with an inadequate intake, in general, girls show worse nutritional adequacy. When comparing the groups of girls and boys with sufficient iodine intake, no statistically significant differences were observed. No immediate effects of iodine deficiency on children’s anthropometry were observed. Intake of dairy products, fish and iodized salt is recommended, since they can contribute to the diet the iodine required to avoid a deficiency.

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