Thyroid hormone status in early and late adolescent Males of an iodine deficient zone of Assam

Dr.Reetwik Kumar Dutta; Dr.Saurabh Borkotoki; Dr. Uttara Borkotoki

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

Thyroid hormone status in early and late adolescent Males of an iodine deficient zone of Assam

Dr. Reetwik Kumar Dutta, Dr. Saurabh Borkotoki, Dr. Uttara Borkotoki

Abstract :

Adolescence,the vulnerable growing period creates increased demands for energy and of nutrients. Nutrition and physical growth are integrally related.Like increase in recommended amounts of other dietary elements, dietary requirement of the micro–mineral Iodine also increases during growth.Iodine is required for thyroid hormone synthesis.Flood prone region are deficient in Iodine as the micromineral is leeched away from the top layer of such soil. Deficient Iodine intake and thyroid hormone status of body are thus related directly.In the present study, among the 203 apparently healthy adolescent male population of Mising community (the community with highest percentage population wise) living in Majuli,a flood prone river island in Assam, the thyroid hormone status measuring T3, T4 and TSH was evaluated. The subjects were mostly euthyroid and Serum TSH level was significantly higher in late adolescent males than early adolescent female ( P value <0.05).The study implied effects of iodine deficiency in a flood prone region, on the serum TSH leves in apparently healthy male subjects and importance of measuring serum TSH as a physiological marker in differential diagnosis of adolescent health disorders.