Comparison of iodine deficiency, thyroid volume increase, and the presence of thyroid nodules in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome and healthy controls

Altuntas S. C., EVRAN M., Orturk Ö., SERT M., Tetiker T.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.47, no.2, pp.672-681, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.17826/cumj.1023670
  • Journal Name: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.672-681
  • Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, iodine, iodized salt, metabolic syndrome, nodule, thyroid volume, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, GOITER, PREVALENCE
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to show levels of iodine in people living in the Cukurova region, the rate of use of iodized salt, and whether there was a relationship between these parameters and thyroid volume and thyroid nodules, and how these parameters changed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS).