Research Paper
Year: 2021 | Month: January-March | Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 12-15
Iodine Deficiency is Associated with Overweight and Obesity on Adults
Arroyo-Xochihua Omar1, Sánchez-Armas Eva Karina2, Coutiño-Rodríguez Rocío3, Arroyo-Helguera Omar Elind3
1Facultad de Bioanálisis, Universidad Veracruzana. Odontólogos W/N, U.H. del Bosque, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
2Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Veracruzana. Odontólogos W/N, U.H. del Bosque, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
3Biomedicine in Public Health Laboratory, Public Health Institute, Universidad Veracruzana. Av. Luís Castelazo Ayala S/N, Col. Industrial Animas, Xalapa, Veracruz CP. 91190, México.
Corresponding Author: Omar Elind Arroyo Helguera
ABSTRACT
The aim of this research was analyze the iodine levels in normal weight, overweight and obesity and its association with body mass index (BMI). We use a cross-sectional study done in 120 adults, 42 males and 78 females aged 18-44 years. Body mass index and iodine urinary levels were calculated and were associated by Spearman´s correlation test. The iodine mean concentration for all subjects were 2.2473±0.7843 μmol/L, we found that iodine levels decrease in overweight (2.1408 ± 0.7111 μmol /L) and obese subjects (1.6658 ± 0.9902 μmol/L) vs normal weight (2.6992 ± 0.3656 μmol/L), p<0.05. In addition to, we found a significant Spearman´s negative correlation between an increase of BMI with iodine deficiency (r=-0.463, p = 0.001). Conclusion: iodine shown to be lower in people who have overweight and obesity.
Keywords: Iodine, deficiency, body index mass, obesity, overweight.
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