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ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE UTILIZATION OF IODINE & RATE OF OCCURRENCE OF GOITER IN THE PAST ENDEMIC POPULATION AFTER THE UTILIZATION OF SALT OF IODINE FOR COMPLETE 10 YEARS

Dr Sana Yameen, Hafiza Suqaina Sania, Dr Hassan Arslan

Objective: The aim of this research work is to assess the state utilization of iodine & rate of occurrence of goiter in the past endemic population after the utilization of salt of iodine for complete 10 years. Methodology: In the south regions of Punjab, Pakistan subsequent examination of haphazardly selected fifteen hundred and four, children of eight to ten year of age, 102 patients with Grade-2 or greater grade of goiter were available. We also selected 100 normal healthy controls concerning examination of thyroid. Among all two hundred and two patients, random samples of urine assayed for the presence of iodine as an identifier of the intake of iodine. Results: The rate of goiter Grade-2 or greater grade was 6.80%. Urinary Iodine’s levels of median in the children with goiter and healthy controls were 20.0 μg/dL & 24.5 μg/dL correspondingly. The amounts of greater than ten μg/dL show the adequate intake. The rate of deficiency of iodine among the patients suffering from goiter was 14% versus 12.70% in the group of healthy controls. We found no significant disparity between the participants of both groups. Conclusion: The salt of iodine was very effective for the provision of adequate intake of iodine but there are some other accountable causative factors for the determination of complication of endemic goiter. Key Words: Complication, goiter, iodine, deficiency, grade, disparity, methodology, accountable, haphazardly, rate, controls, Urinary.

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