Iodine status of Turkish pregnant women and their offspring: A national cross-sectional survey

Vural, Mehmet; Koç, Esin; Evliyaoglu, Saadet; Acar, Hazal; Aydin, Abdurrahman; Kucukgergin, Canan; Apaydin, Gozde; Erginöz, Ethem; Babazade, Xanim; Sharifova, Sabina; Perk, Yıldız

doi:10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126664

Iodine status of Turkish pregnant women and their offspring: A national cross-sectional survey

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Vural M., Koç E., Evliyaoglu O., Acar H. C., Aydin A. F., Kucukgergin C., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, cilt.63, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 63
Basım Tarihi: 2021
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126664
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: This national cross-sectional survey aimed to assess the iodine status in pregnant women and their offspring, and also to demonstrate regional differences by measuring urinary iodine concentration (UIC). For each woman and her newborn a questionnaire was prepared with basic facts as age, parity number or birth weight and additional information regarding thyroid diseases, use of iodized salt in the household, extra iodine supplementation during pregnancy, education level and wage income.