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ArticleTurkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology2020

Is iodized salt efficient to overcome iodine deficiency in pregnants?

Nazlı Nur Aslan Çin, Neslihan Bezirganoğlu Altuntaş, Ayşe Özfer Özçelik

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Article in Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Nazlı Nur Aslan ÇinAnkara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4458-8817
Neslihan Bezirganoğlu AltuntaşUniversity of Health Sciences Turkey, Trabzon Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Trabzon, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6352-4085
Ayşe Özfer ÖzçelikAnkara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9087-2042
Ankara University · TRMinistry of Health · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIodine is a trace element that synthesizes thyroid hormones necessary for optimal human growth and development. The relationship between dietary iodine intake and spot urinary iodine excretion in pregnant women has not been previously evaluated in Trabzon city, which is an endemic area of iodine deficiency in the Black Sea region of Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between dietary iodine intake and urine iodine excretion in pregnant women. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study enrolled 150 pregnant women aged between 19 and 45 years who applied to Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Trabzon. Spot urine specimens were taken, and dietary iodine intake data were collected using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and 24-hours dietary recall (24-h DR) method.

resultsThe median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in the general specimen was 100.6 μg/L. Of the pregnant women, 80.0% had insufficient and 20.0% had sufficient iodine levels, according to UIC. Although total iodine-rich food intake determined by FFQ was sufficient in 20.7% (n=31) of participants, 24-h DR iodine intake was sufficient only 10.7% (n=16). A significant association between urinary iodine excretion and iodine intake was observed in both 24-h DR and FFQ intake estimates (p<0.05). The iodine intake values obtained in both 24-h DR and FFQ and the iodized salt effect were correlated with UIC in all models (p<0.05). Even though 96.0% of pregnant women used iodized salt, its effect on UIC was 15.2%.

conclusionBoth methods indicate that the iodine intake of pregnant women might be insufficient in Trabzon area. Also, although iodized salt use is high in pregnant women in Trabzon, it is not enough to prevent iodine deficiency.

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Iodine deficiencyiodine intakepregnant womenurinary iodine concentration

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