ea0016p738 | Thyroid | ECE2008
Broecker-Preuss Martina
, Lahner Harald
, Moebus Susanne
, Moehlenkamp Stefan
, Roggenbuck Ulla
, Joeckel Karl-Heinz
, Erbel Raimund
, Mann Klaus
, on behalf of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Investigator Group
Objective: While Germany was considered to be an iodine deficient area grade I to II in 1993, iodine supply has increased. With higher iodine uptake, prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis may increase. Poor data exist on iodine supply and the occurrence of thyroid dysfunction in middle-aged adults in the western part of Germany. The aim of our study was to analyze iodine status, prevalence of TPO-antibodies (TPOab), TSH and fT4 levels in a large population-based sample in the w...