Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Iodine is needed for the production of thyroid hormone. The prediction of iodine intake is difficult. The standard measure of iodine nutrition in a community is the median urinary iodine excretion, expressed in micrograms per liter. According to the WHO, a median urinary iodine excretion of 100–199 μg/l indicates that the iodine intake is adequate.The aim of this work is to measure the iodine excretion in patients with thyroid nod...