Iodine deficiency disorders in Bangladesh
Iodine deficiency disorders in Bangladesh
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孟加拉国的碘缺乏病
DOI:
10.1007/bf02823878
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发表时间:
1996
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
C. Pandav
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作者:
H. Yusuf;S. Quazi;M. R. Kahn;M. Mohiduzzaman;Bardrun Nahar;M. M. Rahman;M. N. Islam;M. A. Khan;M. Shahidullah;T. Hoque;M. Baquer;C. Pandav
An extensive iodine deficiency disorders survery was conducted in Bangladesh in 1993 to assess the latest iodine nutriture status of the country. The clinical variables of the survey were goitre and cretinism, and the biochemical variable was urinary iodine. The “EPI-30 cluster” sampling methodology was followed for selecting the survey sites. In each survey site, the study population consisted of boys and girls, aged 5–11 years, and men and women, aged 15–44 years, in about equal populations. the total number of survey sites was 78 and the total number of respondents was 30 072. The total number of urine samples was 4512 (15% sub-sample). The current total goitre rate (grade 1+grade 2) in Bangladesh is 47.1% (hilly, 44.4%; flood-prone, 50.7%; and plains, 45.6%). The prevalence of cretinism in the country is 0.5% (hilly, 0.8%; flood-prone, 0.5%; and plains, 0.3%). Nearly 69% of Bangladeshi population have biochemical iodine deficiency (urinary iodine excretion [UIE]<10 mg/dl) (hilly, 84.4; flood-prone, 67.1%; and plains 60.4%). Women and children are more affected than men, in terms of both goitre prevalence and UIE. The widespread severe iodine deficiency in all ecological zones indicates that the country as a whole is an iodine-deficient region. Important recommendations of global interest are made from the experience of the survey.