An epidemiological survey of thyroid disease in adults in different water iodine areas of Shanxi Province / 中华地方病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the prevalence of thyroid disease in adults in different water iodine areas and to explore the association between iodine and thyroid disease.Methods:In May of 2016, using cross-sectional survey, Gaoche Village and Maxi Village of Wenshui County were selected in Shanxi Province as a high-iodine area and a low-iodine area, respectively, Xiwenzhuang Village of Taiyuan City as an appropriate-iodine area. Questionnaire surveys, urinary iodine levels, thyroid ultrasound, determination of thyroid function and autoantibody were conducted for permanent residents aged 18 - 65.Results:A total of 898 people were investigated, including 288 in high-iodine area, 324 in low-iodine area and 286 in appropriate-iodine area. The medians urinary iodine were 417.8, 126.6 and 216.5 μg/L in high, low and appropriate-iodine areas, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant ( H = 288.61, P < 0.05). After age and sex standardization, the detection rates of hyperthyroidism in low, appropriate and high-iodine areas were 0.27%, 1.06% and 1.43%, respectively. The detection rates of sub-clinical hyperthyroidism were 0.57%, 0.31% and 0.30%, respectively. The detection rates of hypothyroidism were 1.45%, 1.15% and 1.85%, respectively. The detection rates of sub-clinical hypothyroidism were 19.34%, 28.50% and 32.76%, respectively. The detection rates of thyroid nodule were 20.51%, 20.17% and 33.78%, respectively. The positive rates of anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb) were 18.13%, 19.41% and 11.99%, respectively. The positive rates of thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) were 9.25%, 12.04% and 8.97%, respectively. The appropriate-iodine area was used as control, logistic regression analysis showed that only the detection rate of thyroid nodule in high-iodine area was significantly higher than that in appropriate-iodine area [odds ratio ( OR) = 0.488 5, 95% confidence interval ( CI) = 0.327 2 - 0.729 2 , P < 0.05]. Conclusion:In Shanxi Province, the detection rate of thyroid nodules is different in different areas of water iodine, and the detection rate of thyroid nodule in adults in high-iodine area is higher than that in other areas.