Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)
- Volume 43 Issue 3
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- Pages.105-112
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- 2011
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- 1738-3544(pISSN)
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- 2288-1662(eISSN)
The Study on the Urinary Iodine Excretion of Koreans Living in Rural Areas
- Lee, Jun-Ho (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Hanlyo University) ;
- Min, Byung-Woon (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Hanlyo University)
- Received : 2011.08.12
- Accepted : 2011.09.25
- Published : 2011.09.30
Abstract
More accurate evaluation of iodine consumption of Koreans can be made by measuring the urinary iodine excretion of people living in representative areas. The data about average iodine excretions by region, sex and age were gathered in order to suggest as a factor the criteria on the progress or prognosis of thyroid disease patients. This study was conducted on 3,000 subjects (2,000 Younggwang-gun residents and 1,000 Muan-gun residents) between July 2004 and August 2005. The data sampling was done based on stratified random sampling and the data were analyzed according to age (the subjects were divided into age groups, five years each) and sex of the subjects. Of the 3,000 subjects, a total of 1,592 people (1,174 in Younggwang-gun and 418 in Muan-gun) participated in this study, which used ISE (iodine ion selective electrode) to measure the concentration of iodine in urine. The 1,592 subjects are composed of 732 males and 860 females. The average urinary iodine excretion was