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, cilt.47, sa.2, ss.672-681, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17826/cumj.1023670
  • Dergi Adı: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.672-681
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Diabetes mellitus, iodine, iodized salt, metabolic syndrome, nodule, thyroid volume, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, GOITER, PREVALENCE
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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).