CORRELATIONS BETWEEN AUXOLOGICAL INDICES AND THYROID VOLUME IN CHILDREN WITH STATURE DELAY IN ENDEMIC AND NON-ENDEMIC AREAS OF SIBIU COUNTY
Abstract:
Palpation of the thyroid gland, completed by its ultrasonographic examination, is an
important method for assessing endocrine disorders caused by insufficient iodine intake.
Hypothyroidism (through iodine deficiency) can be one of the main endocrine causes of poor mental
and somatic development in children. The data obtained after palpation and ultrasonographic
determination of thyroid volume in two groups of children (6-12 years) with small stature from
different areas of Sibiu County, a submontane area (endemic) and a hilly area (non-endemic), show
statistically significant differences between the values obtained for the two groups. Goiter was present
in over half of the children living in the endemic area, a statistically significant percentage, higher
than that obtained for the hilly area; thyroid volume values were statistically significantly higher
compared to those of non-endemic area. Thyroid volume correlates positively and statistically
significantly, both with the auxological indices of children (height and body mass), but especially with
their age.
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