European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
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Article Name :
Determinants of Thyroid Volume as Measured By Ultrasonography in Healthy Sudanese Population
Author Name :
MOHAMED YOUSEF
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
This study was carried out to describe the thyroid volume in Healthy Sudanese’s subjects aged 6-18years by ultrasound and to correlate this volume with some anthropometric measures. Methods: Sonographic studies of thyroid volume and anthropometric measures were recorded in a sample of 400 healthy subjects 186 boys and 214 girls aged 6–18 years, from four towns (Khartoum, Gedaref, Port Sudan, and Kassala), Sudan. Results: The overall mean volume ± SD of the thyroid gland in all the patients studied was 4.66± 1.23ml; it was higher in boys (4.73ml) than in girls (4.60ml), The mean volume of the right and left lobes were 2.30± 0 .61 mL and 2.16± 0 .60 mL, respectively. The mean of thyroid volume for Khartoum, Gedaref, Port Sudan, and Kassala population, 5.73± 0. 60ml, 4.45± 1.15, 4.5± 0. 1.32ml, 3.96± 0. 96ml, respectively. Thyroid volume was found to significantly correlate with weight and age. Conclusions: The thyroid volume obtained in this study was in the lower range of the values reported in previous studies. The volume of the right lobe of the gland was greater than the left in both genders. The mean thyroid volume in the males is greater than that in the females, a local reference of thyroid volume for (Khartoum, Gedaref, Port Sudan, and Kassala) Sudan was established, and further studies are required to establish national references thyroid volume in Sudan.
Keywords :
Thyroid volume, Ultrasound, Healthy, Sudanese

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