Investigating the incidence rate and geographical distribution of congenital hypothyroidism among neonates in Isfahan province using geographic information system (GIS) between 2002 and 2015
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Arezoo Karimi
Abstract
Background
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the main causes of mental retardation in neonates. The disease is associated with genetic, climatic and environmental factors. Accordingly, the present study was conducted to determine the incidence rate and correlation of geographic factors with CH in Isfahan province in order to explain the role of climatic factors in the incidence of disease in this province.
Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the incidence rate and geographical distribution of CH in neonates born in the Isfahan province from the beginning of 2002 to the end of 2015. To estimate the geographic distribution, the ArcGIS software (version 10.3) was used and to investigate the relationship between geographical factors and CH, the Poisson regression test and dispersion diagrams were used. Data analysis was done using the SPSS16 software.
Results
According to the results of the screening of 1,006,404 neonates born in Isfahan, the mean incidence rate of CH in all infants was 2.3, and that in male and female infants was 2.39 and 2.2 per 1000 live births, respectively. There was a statistically significant correlation between the city of residence (p = 0.01), climatic conditions (p = 0.044), annual precipitation (p = 0.027), sunlight (p = 0.01) and CH. However, there was no significant relationship between the mean altitude above sea level (p = 0.6), land use (p = 0.4) and relative humidity (p = 0.24).
Conclusions
Based on the findings of this study, the incidence rate of CH in Isfahan province was higher than the average of the country. Moreover, among the geographical factors, climatic conditions, annual precipitation and sunlight were associated with CH.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the Deputy Health Minister of Isfahan Medical Sciences University, Kashan University of Medical Sciences and also thank the Deputy of Research and Technical information of Ilam University of Medical Sciences for their scientific support. This study is the result of a research project code 968055/142 at Ilam University of Medical Sciences.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Reviews
- Nutrition and medical support during pregnancy and lactation in women with inborn errors of intermediary metabolism disorders (IEMDs)
- The association between prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds and neonatal thyroid hormone levels: a systematic review
- Original Articles
- Investigating the incidence rate and geographical distribution of congenital hypothyroidism among neonates in Isfahan province using geographic information system (GIS) between 2002 and 2015
- Analysis of five cases of hypermethioninemia diagnosed by neonatal screening
- What is the evidence for beneficial effects of growth hormone treatment beyond height in short children born small for gestational age? A review of published literature
- Machine learning-based prediction of response to growth hormone treatment in Turner syndrome: the LG Growth Study
- Pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in the SHOX, GHR and IGFALS genes among Indian children with idiopathic short stature
- Celiac disease in Saudi children with isolated short stature: is it rare or are we not screening rigorously enough?
- The beneficial effect of psychological support on mothers with PKU children who suffer from social discrimination and damage of quality of life
- Long-term effects of GnRH agonist treatment on body mass index in girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty
- Sudden sex hormone withdrawal and the effects on body composition in late pubertal adolescents with gender dysphoria
- The alteration of IGF-1 levels and relationship between IGF-1 levels and growth velocity during GnRH analogue therapy
- BMI relationship to the onset of puberty: assessment of growth parameters and sexual maturity changes in Egyptian children and adolescents of both sexes
- The effects of a 12-week jump rope exercise program on body composition, insulin sensitivity, and academic self-efficacy in obese adolescent girls
- Onset of pituitary hormone deficiencies in optic nerve hypoplasia: a temporal trend analysis of 32 children at Mayo Clinic
- Dietary practices in methylmalonic acidaemia: a European survey
- Case Reports
- Clinical findings in five Turkish patients with citrin deficiency and identification of a novel mutation on SLC25A13
- A rare case of primary coenzyme Q10 deficiency due to COQ9 mutation
- Sinusitis, an under-reported adverse effect in children treated with radioactive iodine therapy and review of the current literature
- Acknowledgment
