Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Aim of the study was to investigate the spectrum and prevelance of goiter and thyroidal diseases by ultrasonography in moderately iodine deficient area.The MELEN study is a prospectively designed survey on the prevalence of cardio metabolic risk factors and thyroid diseases in Turkish adults. A total of 2298 subjects with a mean age of 50 (age range 18–92) were interviewed. Thyroid ultrasonography was performed and interpreted by the same...