Naslov
Endemic goitre and plasmatic levels of vitamins A and E in the schoolchildren on the island of Krk, Croatia
(Endemic goitre and plasmatic levels of vitamins A and E in the school-children on the island of Krk, Croatia)

Autori
Mesaroš-Kanjski, Elika ; Kontošić, Ivan ; Kaić-Rak, Antoinette ; Đaković, Nikola ; Kušer, Jasna ; Antonić, Katica

Izvornik
Collegium Antropologicum (0350-6134) 23 (1999), 2; 729-736

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
endemic goitre; vitamin A; vitamin E; plasma; school children; Krk; Hrvatska

Sažetak
A total of 1975 school-children on the island of Krk aged 7-19 years of life were included in this study. The purpose was to establish the goitre status and plasmatic levels of vitamin A and E in the examined children with the enlarged thyroid gland. The goiter prevalence was 29, 8%. The average plasmatic values of vitamins A and E in the children with enlarged thyroids were statistically significantly lower from the reference values. Mentioned goitre prevalence at the level of moderate and heavier endemic goitre speaks on behalf of alimentary iodine deficiency. But the goiter examinations suggested the iodine deficiency not to be the only etiological factor of goiter on the island of Krk. Lower average plasmatic values of vitamins A and E in the examined with the enlarged thyroids referred to this fact to a certain degree.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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