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

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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Iodine deficiency, Urinary iodine concentration, New-born, Pregnant women, URINARY IODINE, HUMAN-MILK, DEFICIENCY, POSTPARTUM, UK, COWS, SUPPLEMENTATION, NUTRITION, KNOWLEDGE, OUTCOMES
  • Gazi 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.