Open AccessThe effects of salt consumption habits on iodine status and thyroid functions during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Mahmut Apaydın,
Taner Demirci,
Özden Özdemir Başer,
Bekir Uçan,
Mustafa Özbek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2007-127
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid function , iodine , pregnancy , iodine deficiency , thyroid , urinalysis , population , urine , obstetrics , pediatrics , physiology , environmental health , materials science , biology , metallurgy , genetics
Iodine is the basic substrate for thyroid hormone synthesis and is vital for the general population and especially pregnant women. Iodine deficiency may cause severe health problems for a foetus. This study aimed to determine the relationship, if any, between iodine level and thyroid function tests, and to determine the relationship between consumption of salt types and its effects on thyroid function tests in the first trimester of pregnancy.