Ethnicity and incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in the capital of Macedonia

Violeta Anastasovska; Mirjana Kocova

doi:10.1515/jpem-2016-0178

Ethnicity and incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in the capital of Macedonia

Journal

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Date Issued

2017-04-01

Author(s)

DOI

10.1515/jpem-2016-0178

Abstract

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a common and preventable cause of intellectual disability for which early diagnosis is difficult without newborn screening. Genetic and environmental factors, race, ethnicity, sex, and pregnancy outcomes were noted as risk factors. In the study we aimed to determine the incidence of CH among different ethnic groups in the capital of Macedoina - a multiethnic city.