Deficiencia de yodo y otros posibles bociógenos en la persistencia del bocio endémico en México / Iodine deficiency and other potential goitrogens in the persistence of endemic goiter in Mexico
Gac. méd. Méx
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138(2): 149-156, mar.-abr. 2002.
Artigo
em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To measure the frequency of goiter and the presence of potential goitrogens in a sample of school-age children and pregnant women.METHODS:
Cross-sectional study in a purposive sample in three regions, one with known high prevalence of goiter (Huejutla), one with unknown prevalence (Ixmiquilpan) and one with no expected deficiency (Pachuca). Children were sampled from schools and pregnant women from rural reference hospitals. Goiter was evaluated by manual exam and ultrasound.RESULTS:
Goiter prevalence in 673 children between 6 and 14 years old was 8 in Pachuca, 9 in Ixmiquilpan, and 14 in Huejutla. In 300 pregnant women, goiter prevalence was 19 in Pachuca, 20 in Ixmiquilpan, and 52 in Huejutla. In 936 interviews on salt consumption, 98 of families consumed table salt, but only 50 of the samples were adequately iodized. Twenty-four percent of families obtained water from wells contaminated with arsenicum and mercury in Pachuca and Ixmiquilpan, and with colibacilli in Ixmiquilpan.CONCLUSIONS:
Even at the end of the millenium, endemic goiter is still a public health problem in this sample of school-age children and pregnant women. Despite consumption of iodized salt, ingestions of goitrogens may be contributing to the persistence of this problem.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações na Gravidez
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Bócio Endêmico
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Iodo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
México
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Gac. méd. Méx
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Guatemala
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México
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Estado de Hidalgo/MX
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Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social/MX
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública/MX
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Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá/GT
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Secretaria de Salud/MX
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