Endocrine Abstracts

The aim was to assess iodine status and thyroid structure changes in a cohort of patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) at different stages of comorbid chronic kidney disease (CKD) after achievement of adequate iodine status in Belarus. We examined 62 patients (20m; 42f; age 42.1±12.07 years; BMI 26.14±5.27 kg/m2; duration of DM1 22.9±8.67 years; age at DM1 onset 19.89±12.72 years) at CKD stages 1, 2, 3, 5 (n=28; 21; 12; 1 respecti...

Background: The problem of iodine deficiency in Belarus remains topical, due to the historical understanding of iodine deficiency in the environment and the negative impact of iodine deficiency on health. Strategy for elimination of iodine deficiency among the population was developed and implemented in the Republic of Belarus.Aims: To determine iodine sufficiency in children living in Belarus.Materials and methods: The study inclu...

Republic of Belarus belongs to the iodine-sufficient countries. However, the subject of the study is to assess iodine status of pregnant women as the critical group of the population. Iodine deficiency has a negative impact on the level of pregnancy complications and childbirth, increasing the risk of babies with low birth weight, adverse effect on newborn and children of early age health.The purpose of this study: To assess iodine sufficiency of pregnan...