Reliability of thyroglobulin in serum compared with urinary iodine when assessing individual and population iodine nutrition status

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 441-449

  Andersen, Stig ^a,b   Noahsen, Paneeraq ^a   Westergaard, Louise ^a   Laurberg, Peter ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENLAND   (Greenland)

Author keywords

Iodine nutrition study design; Number of samples needed; Reliability of iodine nutrition surveillance; Thyroglobulin; Urinary iodine excretion

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; ANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMAN; INUIT; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL; URINE SAMPLING; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; URINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES; BIOMARKERS; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMANS; INUITS; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THYROGLOBULIN;

EID: 85013455882     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114517000162     Document Type: Article

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