Social and Hygienic Lifestyle Factors and Iodine Deficiency Disorders

The study of iodine deficiency disorders distribution aspects in the population of the Primorsky Krai is important since factors of secondary nature indirectly related to the lack of iodine intake contribute to the occurrence and development of such disorders along with the iodine deficiency in the human body. Previous studies have already demonstrated that iodine consumed with food may not be fully absorbed under the influence of factors of exogenous and endogenous nature. The purpose of research was to assess the significance of effects of social and hygienic lifestyle factors on iodine deficiency disorders in the population of Primorsky Krai. Methods: In 2017-2018, we conducted a questionnaire-based survey of 200 patients of the Endocrinology Center in Vladivostok. Mathematical processing of the results of the sociological study was carried out using the method of Terentiev’s graphic correlation pleiades. Results: Factors of socio-hygienic nature contributing to the occurrence and development of iodine deficiency disorders in the population of the Primorsky Krai were classified by their degree of significance and divided into five groups (pleiades) including the general group of socio-hygienic factors and individual groups of factors related to the lifestyle, dietary habits, and health status. Among the identified pleiades of factors, the first group was the most extensive and consisted of the largest number of factors of the socio-hygienic nature and inter-factor relationships, combining the most significant factors promoting iodine deficiency disorders in the local population. Conclusions: Our results help outline directions for further studies of effects of socio-hygienic and lifestyle factors on formation and development of iodine deficiency disorders in the population of the Primorsky Krai, develop comprehensive and targeted prevention programs.