ea0029p1650 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012
Trofimiuk-Muldner M.
, Buziak-Bereza M.
, Sokolowski G.
, Zygmunt A.
, Adamczewski Z.
, Szybinski Z.
, Lewinski A.
, Hubalewska-Dydejczyk A.
Goiter prevalence (GP) and median UIC in population studies are both considered markers of iodine nutrition. Controversy exists which of them is more reliable.Aim: To assess correlation between UIC and thyroid volume in Polish schoolchildren.Material and methods: 9402 Polish schoolchildren (51.3% girls, 48.7% boys) aged 612 years were examined in 19992011 (Thyromobil action). 40.9% of children were born at l...