The sensitivity and specificity of thyroglobulin concentration using repeated measures of urinary iodine excretion

Purpose Iodine deficiency affects 30% of populations worldwide. The amount of thyroglobulin (Tg) in blood increases in iodine deficiency and also in iodine excess. Tg is considered as a sensitive index of iodine status in groups of children and adults, but its usefulness for individuals is unknown....

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Published in:	European journal of nutrition Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 1313 - 1320
Main Authors:	Ma, Zheng F., Venn, Bernard J., Manning, Patrick J., Cameron, Claire M., Skeaff, Sheila A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2018 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult adults Biomarkers Biomarkers - blood Biomarkers - urine blood blood sampling Chemistry Chemistry and Materials Science Children Creatinine Creatinine - urine Cross-Sectional Studies Diagnostic Tests, Routine - standards Excretion Female Health risk assessment Humans Iodides Iodine Iodine - deficiency Iodine - urine Male Medical diagnosis New Zealand Nutrition Nutritional Status Original Contribution reference standards ROC Curve Thyroglobulin Thyroglobulin - blood Thyroid Thyroid-stimulating hormone thyrotropin Thyrotropin - blood Thyroxine Urine Within-subjects design Young Adult New Zealand Diagnostic Adult Biomarker Iodine deficiency Thyroglobulin
ISSN:	1436-6207, 1436-6215, 1436-6215
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