Yavuz, ÖzlemYavuz, TanerKahraman, CemilYeşildal, NurayBundak, Ruveyda2021-06-232021-06-2320040334-018Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/5565https://doi.org/10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.10.1443Background. Iron may be only one of many nutritional factors that influence thyroid hormone metabolism in iodine-deficient areas. Objective: To evaluate the effect of iron status on thyroid hormone profile in adolescents living in a mild iodine-deficient area in Turkey. Subjects: Three hundred and thirty school-aged children with mean age 14 years were examined. Methods: Free triiodothyronine, free tetraiodothyronine and thyrotropin levels were analyzed by chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay. Hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume were measured with a Hemocounter. Iron and total iron binding capacity concentration were determined by colorimetric photometric methods. Ferritin level was determined by immunoturbidimetry. Results: Thyroid hormone levels of the children with anemia were not significantly different compared to children without anemia. No significant correlation was found between thyroid hormones and iron status. Conclusion: The thyroid hormone profile was not significantly affected in this area. This survey showed no correlation between iron status and thyroid hormone levels.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessIodine DeficiencyGoiterThyroid HormonesIron StatusFerritinAdolescentsTurkeyArticle171014431449155267242-s2.0-7244243926Q2WOS:000225158700011Q3