Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Iodine deficiency among hypothyroid patients living in Jeddah Iodine deficiency among hypothyroid patients living in Jeddah   Subject : Endocrinology  Document Language : English  Abstract : The objective was to determine the prevalence of iodine deficiency among hypothyroid patients and the effect of dietary goitrogens on indices of iodine and thyroid status. This is a case-control study of 106 subjects who were recruited from King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah. Blood and urine were collected for serum thyroid hormones, thyroid autoantibodies, thyroglobulin (Tg) and urinary iodine concentration (UIC). Dietary iodine and goitrogenic food intake were assessed by questionnaire. Using World Health Organization (WHO) cutoff values for UIC, both controls and cases were iodine deficient (85% and 83%, respectively). Furthermore, dietary iodine was deficient in 23% of controls and 36% of cases. In cases, there was a positive association between UIC levels and serum thyroid stimulating hormone (r = 0.405, p < 0.01) and a negative association with serum fT(4) (r = -0.358, p < 0.01). Serum Tg antibody titers were also positively associated with dietary iodine (r = 0.328, p < 0.05). Patients with elevated serum autoantibodies had lower UIC and dietary iodine than those with normal serum autoantibodies. UIC was associated with dietary goitrogens including turnip (r = 0.280, p < 0.05) and pine (r = 0.289, p < 0.05) among cases. Iodine deficiency is common and the consumption of dietary goitrogens is high among euthyroid and hypothyroid subjects living in Jeddah  ISSN : 0163-4984  Journal Name : Biological Trace Element Research  Volume : 130  Issue Number : 3  Publishing Year : 1430 AH 2009 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Friday, December 2, 2011  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email ايمان العيسى Alissa, Eman Investigator Doctorate   خالد الشالي Alshali, Khalid Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  31465.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page