Open AccessAssessment of iodine status of the population in Western Kazakhstan according to data of urinary iodine concentrations
Author(s) -
Khatima I. Kudabaeva,
Gulbakit K. Koshmaganbetova,
Ye. Sh. Bazargaliev,
Akmaral Baspakova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gigiena i sanitariâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2412-0650
pISSN - 0016-9900
DOI - 10.18821/0016-9900-2016-95-3-251-254
Subject(s) - iodine , goiter , medicine , urinary system , population , iodine deficiency , environmental health , pediatrics , thyroid , chemistry , organic chemistry
AIM: To evaluate iodine status in the population of Western Kazakhstan on the example of the Aktobe region according to data of urinary iodine concentrations. There were examined 2257 children aged from 7 to 12 years. Urinary iodine was carried out in 10% of schoolchildren by semiquantitative method under field conditions. According to the 30-cluster survey the prevalence of goiter in the region amounted to 42.71 ± 1,04%. The proportion of children with optimal urinary iodine concentrations is only 12.8%, more than 300 mcg/l - 57.82% of the children, more than 400 mcg/l was determined in 25.12% of the children. The high prevalence of goiter against the background of high rates of urinary iodine suggests the impact of other goitrogenic factors in the region.