Prevalenza di gozzo e ioduria nella popolazione della scuola dell'obbligo in un'area dell'Appennino bolognese

Translated title of the contribution: Goiter prevalence and urinary iodine excretion in schoolchildren from an area of the Appennines in the district of Bologna, Italy

Alessandra Cassio, Gianni Bona, Cristina Colli, Antonio Balsamo, Anna Rapa, Alessandro Fini, Gabriella Pollacci, Emanuele Cacciari

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Abstract

We evaluated goiter prevalence and urinary iodine excretion (UIE) in schoolchildren living in three villages of the Appennines in the Bologna district - Castel d'Aiano (CA), Gaggio Montano (GM) and Pietracolora (PC). 175 age-matched schoolchildren living in the urban area of Bologna were considered as control group. In the control area the presence of goiter was documented in 11 out of 175 subjects (6.3%). In the mountain area the presence of goiter was documented in 42 out of 233 subjects (18%) (p < 0.0001 vs control area). In the urban control area the UIE was 159 μg/l (median; range 19-298). In the mountain area the UIE was 119 μg/1 (median; range 10-286) (p < 0.001 vs control area). We observed the highest prevalence of goiter and UIE levels < 100 μg/l only in the village of PC, which is still characterized by geographical isolation and rural economy.

Translated title of the contributionGoiter prevalence and urinary iodine excretion in schoolchildren from an area of the Appennines in the district of Bologna, Italy
Original languageItalian
Pages (from-to)389-391
Number of pages3
JournalAnnali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
Volume34
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

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