Is iodized salt efficient to overcome iodine deficiency in pregnants?

Cin N. N. A., Altuntas N. B., ÖZÇELİK A. Ö.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.90-97, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjod.galenos.2020.20727
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.90-97
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Iodine deficiency, iodine intake, urinary iodine concentration, pregnant women, DIETARY-INTAKE, WOMEN, IODIZATION, EXCRETION, COHORT
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Iodine is a trace element that synthesizes thyroid hormones necessary for optimal human growth and development. The relationship between dietary iodine intake and spot urinary iodine excretion in pregnant women has not been previously evaluated in Trabzon city, which is an endemic area of iodine deficiency in the Black Sea region of Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between dietary iodine intake and urine iodine excretion in pregnant women.