Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Universal Salt Iodization on Thyroid Disorders: Epidemiological Evidence from 31 Provinces of Mainland China

Yongze Li(Harbin Medical University), Di Teng(First Hospital of China Medical University), Jianming Ba(Chinese PLA General Hospital), Bing Chen(Army Medical University), Jianling Du(Dalian Medical University), Lanjie He(Ningxia Medical University), Xiaoyang Lai(Nanchang University), Xiaochun Teng(First Hospital of China Medical University), Xiaoguang Shi(First Hospital of China Medical University), Yanbo Li(Harbin Medical University), Haiyi Chi(Hohhot First Hospital), Eryuan Liao(Central South University), Chao Liu(Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine), Libin Liu(Fujian Medical University), Guijun Qin(First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University), Yingfen Qin(First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University), Huibiao Quan(Hainan General Hospital), Bingyin Shi(First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University), Hui Sun(Union Hospital), Xulei Tang(First Hospital of Lanzhou University), Nanwei Tong(Sichuan University), Guixia Wang(Jilin University), Jin‐an Zhang(Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences), Youmin Wang(Anhui Medical University), Yuanming Xue(First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province), Li Yan(Sun Yat-sen University), Jing Yang(Shanxi Medical University), Lihui Yang(Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital), Yongli Yao(Qinghai Provincial Peoples Hospital), Zhen Ye(Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Qiao Zhang(Guiyang Medical University), Lihui Zhang(Hebei Medical University), Jun Zhu(Xinjiang Medical University), Mei Zhu(Tianjin Medical University General Hospital), Guang Ning(Ruijin Hospital), Yiming Mu(Chinese PLA General Hospital), Jiajun Zhao(Shandong Provincial Hospital), Zhongyan Shan(First Hospital of China Medical University), Weiping Teng(First Hospital of China Medical University)
Thyroid
February 20, 2020
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Abstract

The long-term mandatory USI program with timely adjustments is successful in preventing iodine deficiency disorders, and it appears to be safe. The benefits outweigh the risks in a population with a stable median iodine intake level of up to 300 μg/L.


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