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Serum protein bound iodine level in the goitrous school children

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612 children between the age of 6–16 years were examined for the presence of goitre. Prevalence of goitre was found to be higher in males (73.4%) than females (67.1%) but females tended to suffer from larger goitres than males. Serum PBI level in goitrous children was found to be low. A significant difference in PBI level was found in 2 and 3+stages of goitre in both the sexes. The low serum PBI level had revealed the inadequate adaptation of the population to low iodine in the region.

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  1. Departments of Physiology and, iochemistry, B.R.D. Medical College, 273013, Gorakhpur, U,P

    J. L. Agarwal M.D., S P. Saxena M.Sc & P Seth M.D.

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Agarwal, J.L., Saxena, S.P. & Seth, P. Serum protein bound iodine level in the goitrous school children. Indian J Pediatr 49, 193–197 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830747

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