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. 2013 Apr 5;27(4):258–262. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(01)78805-1

Prevalencia de bocio y deficiencia de yodo en población escolar de una zona básica de salud tradicionalmente endémica

Prevalence of goitre and iodine deficiency in a school population in a traditionally endemic health area

AJ Madueño Caro a,*, PB Cabezas Saura a, J Díaz Orta b, E Benítez Rodríguez c, M Ruiz Galdón d, A Gómez e
PMCID: PMC7684080  PMID: 11262335

Abstract

Objectives

To determine the current prevalence of simple goitre in the school population of a health district where goitre is traditionally endemic. Calculation of the deficiency or otherwise of iodine through the determination of mean urinary excretion of iodine in the population under study.

Design

Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Setting

Olvera Health District (Cadiz).

Participants

School students in the health district between 6 and 14 years old out of a total of 1969. Sample size of 92 school students was chosen at random, for a 95% confidence interval.

Measurements and main results

Dependent variables were the existence of goitre found in a physical examination, urinary excretion of iodine measured in μg/dl in the first urine of the morning, origin of water consumed and habitual consumption of iodised salt in their diet. 87% of the population under study habitually drank water from the normal supply, 4% from wells or springs, and 9% mineral water. 57% of parents did not know whether the salt in their normal diet was iodised or not. 29.3% of school students included in the study had some degree of goitre. The mean excretion of iodine in urine was 13.78 μg/dl (95% CI, 12.30-15.26). Ioduria was below 9.9 μg/dl in 28.2%, within the endemic figures.

Conclusions

The mean amount of iodine in urinary excretion in the sample means that the risk of developing goitre is low, although the prevalence of goitre continues at endemic figures.

Key words: Goitre, Prevalence, School students

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