Open AccessThyroid and the environment: exposure to excessive nutritional iodine increases the prevalence of thyroid disorders in São Paulo, Brazil
Author(s) -
R. Y. A. Camargo,
Eduardo Tomimori,
Solange Caires Neves,
Ileana Gabriela Sanchez Rubio,
Ana Luiza Galrão,
Meyer Knobel,
Geraldo MedeirosNeto
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje-08-0192
Subject(s) - medicine , goiter , thyroid , population , subclinical infection , endocrinology , iodine , iodised salt , thyroid peroxidase , physiology , environmental health , chemistry , organic chemistry
To evaluate the prevalence of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (CAT) and iodine-induced hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism (overt and subclinical), and goiter in a population exposed to excessive iodine intake for 5 years (table salt iodine concentrations: 40-100 mg/kg salt). Design This was a population-based, cross-sectional study with 1085 participants randomly selected from a metropolitan area in São Paulo, Brazil, and conducted during the first semester of 2004.
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