ea0073aep661 | Thyroid | ECE2021
Zabuliene Lina
, Miglinas Marius
, Macioniene Ernesta
, Banys Valdas
, Bratcikoviene Nomeda
, Linkeviciute Ausra
, Petronyte Dovile
, Urbonas Mykolas
, Utkus Algirdas
Iodine deficiency is the main cause of preventable mental retardation in children. Urinary iodine excretion is a marker of recent iodine intake and is used to monitor the iodine status of population. Iodine excretion in Lithuanian schoolchildren was previously investigated in 2001. The main objective of this study was to evaluate iodine excretion in children, ages 612, living in Vilnius, Lithuania.MethodsUrine samples were co...