Schoolchildren thyroid volume in North Macedonia: data from a national survey in an iodine-sufficient country

ConclusionIn our survey, Tvol of schoolchildren was larger than in the international reference study, although iodine nutritional status of the country has been considered sufficient for many years. In countries and regions with long and effective, well-documented iodine prophylaxis, the optimal way to have realistic normative TVol would be to create their TVol reference limits. Therefore, the provided data for TVol measured in our survey could be proposed as the national reference TVol for schoolchildren aged 7 –10 years.
Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research