Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines
The Philippines is one of the countries where adequate iodine status has been achieved. However, iodine deficiency still remains an important public health problem in this country. In this study, we evaluated iodine nutrition status and investigated an awareness status of iodine deficiency targeting...
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| author | Bu Kyung Kim Jee-Yeong Jeong Kwang-Hyuk Seok Andrew S. Lee Chul Ho Oak Ghi Chan Kim Chae-Kyeong Jeong Sung In Choi Pablo M. Afidchao Young Sik Choi |
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| description | The Philippines is one of the countries where adequate iodine status has been achieved. However, iodine deficiency still remains an important public health problem in this country. In this study, we evaluated iodine nutrition status and investigated an awareness status of iodine deficiency targeting high school students of Tuguegarao, Philippines. A total of 260 students provided samples for urinary iodine analysis, among which 146 students completed thyroid volume measurement by ultrasonography and answering the questionnaires. The median urinary iodine level was 355.3 µg/L and only 3.8% of the students were in the range of iodine deficiency status according to the ICCIDD criteria. Although 62.3% of students answered that they can list problems resulting from iodine deficiency, a majority of students (70.5%) were unable to identify problems other than goiter. They did not appreciate that adequate iodine levels are important during pregnancy and for development of children. 33.6% of students answered that they did not use iodized salt and the biggest reason was that they did not find it necessary. Based on these results, we suggest that a future strategy should be focused on vulnerable groups to completely eliminate iodine deficiency, including women at their reproductive ages and during pregnancy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-54fbf70070db46e59809902a4eb660b72025-02-03T01:02:21ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452014-01-01201410.1155/2014/210528210528Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, PhilippinesBu Kyung Kim0Jee-Yeong Jeong1Kwang-Hyuk Seok2Andrew S. Lee3Chul Ho Oak4Ghi Chan Kim5Chae-Kyeong Jeong6Sung In Choi7Pablo M. Afidchao8Young Sik Choi9Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-703, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Biochemistry, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 602-703, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Microbiology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 602-703, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Microbiology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 602-703, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-703, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 602-703, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USADepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University, Busan 609-838, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Cagayan State University, College of Medicine, 3500 Tuguegarao, PhilippinesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-703, Republic of KoreaThe Philippines is one of the countries where adequate iodine status has been achieved. However, iodine deficiency still remains an important public health problem in this country. In this study, we evaluated iodine nutrition status and investigated an awareness status of iodine deficiency targeting high school students of Tuguegarao, Philippines. A total of 260 students provided samples for urinary iodine analysis, among which 146 students completed thyroid volume measurement by ultrasonography and answering the questionnaires. The median urinary iodine level was 355.3 µg/L and only 3.8% of the students were in the range of iodine deficiency status according to the ICCIDD criteria. Although 62.3% of students answered that they can list problems resulting from iodine deficiency, a majority of students (70.5%) were unable to identify problems other than goiter. They did not appreciate that adequate iodine levels are important during pregnancy and for development of children. 33.6% of students answered that they did not use iodized salt and the biggest reason was that they did not find it necessary. Based on these results, we suggest that a future strategy should be focused on vulnerable groups to completely eliminate iodine deficiency, including women at their reproductive ages and during pregnancy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/210528 |
| spellingShingle | Bu Kyung Kim Jee-Yeong Jeong Kwang-Hyuk Seok Andrew S. Lee Chul Ho Oak Ghi Chan Kim Chae-Kyeong Jeong Sung In Choi Pablo M. Afidchao Young Sik Choi Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines International Journal of Endocrinology |
| title | Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines |
| title_full | Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines |
| title_fullStr | Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines |
| title_short | Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines |
| title_sort | current iodine nutrition status and awareness of iodine deficiency in tuguegarao philippines |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/210528 |
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