An Assessment of Urinary and Breast Milk Iodine Concentrations in Lactating Mothers from Gorgan, Iran, 2003
| Autor: | H R Bazrafshan, Lewis E. Braverman, Arezou Abedini, Fereidoun Azizi, Mehdi Hedayati, Reza Davoudy, Sakineh Mohammadian, Arash Ordookhani, Elizabeth N. Pearce |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Goiter Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Urinary system Physiology chemistry.chemical_element Iran Breast milk Iodine World health Endocrinology Lactation medicine Humans Gynecology Milk Human business.industry Infant medicine.disease Iodine deficiency medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Dietary Iodine Female Deficiency Diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Thyroid. 15:1165-1168 |
| ISSN: | 1557-9077 1050-7256 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/thy.2005.15.1165 |
| Popis: | Dietary iodine is essential for the production of thyroid hormones. Breast-fed infants are reliant on maternal iodine intake. The aim of this study was to evaluate iodine sufficiency in lactating women in Iran. The sample consisted of 100 lactating mothers referred to the Taleghani Hospital of Gorgan, Iran. Goiter was graded according to World Health Organization (WHO) classification. Spot urine and breast-milk samples were collected for the measurement of iodine concentrations. Urine iodine concentrations (UIC) less than 100 and breast-milk iodine concentrations (MIC) less than 50 microg/L were considered consistent with iodine deficiency. Forty-three percent of women had grade 1 and 2 goiters, respectively. The median UIC was 259 microg/L. UIC was less than 100 in 16%. Grade 1 and 2 goiters were each present in 8% of mothers with UIC less than 100 microg/L. The median MIC was 93.5 microg /L. MIC was less than 50 microg /L in 19%. Grade 1 and 2 goiters were present in 11% and 8%, respectively, of women with MIC |
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