Surveillance of iodine deficiency disorders among children aged 8 - 10 years and pregnant women in Yantai City, Shandong Province in 2019 / 中华地方病学杂志

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Objective:To understand the surveillance status of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) among children aged 8 - 10 years and pregnant women in Yantai City, Shandong Province.Methods:In 2019, Yantai City was divided into four areas east, west, south and north according to administrative regions. In each area, 125 children aged 8 - 10 years (age balanced, half males and half females) and 75 pregnant women were selected as the survey subjects. The household edible salt samples and morning urine samples of the survey subjects were collected, and the contents of salt iodine and urinary iodine were detected by direct titration and arsenic-cerium catalytic spectrophotometry, respectively. At the same time, a color Doppler ultrasound diagnostic apparatus was used to examine the thyroid volume of children and the goiter rate was calculated.Results:A total of 800 salt samples were tested, and the median salt iodine was 20.9 mg/kg. Among them, 779 were iodized salts, the coverage rate of iodized salt was 97.38% (779/800); 756 were qualified iodized salts, the qualified rate of iodized salt was 97.05% (756/779), and the consumption rate of qualified iodized salt was 94.50% (756/800). A total of 491 urine samples from children aged 8 - 10 years were tested, the median urinary iodine was 169.23 μg/L, which was an appropriate level of iodine. The medians urinary iodine of children aged 8, 9, and 10 years ( n = 150, 209, 132) were 168.28, 164.39, and 171.23 μg/L, respectively, and the difference was not significant ( H = 1.123, P > 0.05). A total of 491 children's thyroid glands were examined, of which 11 were enlarged, with a goiter rate of 2.24%. The goiter rates of children aged 8, 9, and 10 years were 2.00% (3/150), 2.39% (5/209), 2.27% (3/132), respectively, and the difference was not significant (χ 2 = 0.112, P > 0.05). A total of 300 urine samples from pregnant women were tested, and the median urinary iodine was 208.98 μg/L, which was an appropriate level of iodine. Conclusions:In 2019, children aged 8 - 10 years and pregnant women in Yantai City are at an appropriate level of iodine. The consumption rate of qualified iodized salt ( > 90%) and the goiter rate of children ( < 5%) meet the national standards for eliminating IDD.