Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The incidence and prevalence of overt hypothyroidism have been reported to be 2 to 4/1,000 population/year and 8 to 13/1,000 population, respectively, in foreign countries. As there has been no nationwide survey to obtain data in Korea, the present study investigated the incidence and prevalence of overt hypothyroidism in Korea using claims data provided by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The proportions of causative diseases for hypothyroidism ...

Background: Selenium is an important trace element for thyroid hormone metabolism and its deficiency can cause hypothyroidism. Serum or plasma selenium concentration has been known as best biomarker which reflects selenium intake and reserve. We preliminarily assessed the serum or urine selenium concentrations in patients with thyroid disease compared to healthy normal population. We also investigated the correlation of serum selenium concentration with urine selenium concentr...