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Ilze Konrāde

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Iodine Deficiency in Latvia: Current Status and Need for National Recommendations

2017

Abstract In the absence of a mandatory salt iodisation programme, two nationwide cross-sectional cluster surveys revealed persisting iodine deficiency among Latvian schoolchildren during the spring season and a noteworthy iodine deficiency in pregnant women in Latvia; these deficiencies warrant intervention. The consequences of mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy and lactation can adversely affect foetal brain development. Data from a Latvian population survey revealed the consumption of approximately 100 μg of iodine per day through foods and iodised salt. Therefore, strategies to increase the consumption of iodine-containing products should be implemented, particularly for…

iodine deficiencyPregnancyMultidisciplinaryGeneral interestScienceQiodine supplementationmedicine.diseaseIodine deficiencyIodine supplementationchildrenEnvironmental healthmedicinepregnancyCurrent (fluid)Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.
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Consumption of Thyroid Medications as an Indicator of Increase of Thyroid Morbidity in Latvia from 2011 to 2014

2019

Abstract The most common autoimmune disorders with clinically opposite manifestations are hypothyroidism in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and hyperthyroidism in Graves’ disease. The healthcare burden of thyroid disease is substantial, resulting in substantial health care costs. The aim of the present analysis is to assess the use of thyroid medications in Latvia from 2011 to 2014 by age and gender. Our study used reimbursed medication prescriptions data, collected by the National Health Service of Latvia. The main indicator was the number of prevalent users of thyroid medications each year from 2011 to 2014, stratified by age and gender. From 2011 to 2014, the number of thyroxine users per 100 00…

Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine systemendocrine system diseasesSciencelevothyroxine030209 endocrinology & metabolismDiseaseThyroid function testsThyroiditis03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineHealth caremedicinehyperthyroidism030212 general & internal medicineMedical prescriptionConsumption (economics)Multidisciplinarymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryThyroid diseaseThyroidQmedicine.diseasethiamazolemedicine.anatomical_structurehypothyroidismprescribing databusinessProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural Sciences
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Melatonin Concentrations and Sleep Quality in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

2019

Abstract There is a close relationship between melatonin as a circadian regulator and insulin, glucagon and somatostatin production. This study aimed to describe subgroups of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients that may benefit from melatonin clock-targeting properties. The study involved 38 participants: 26 T2DM patients, and 12 participants without diabetes in the control group. Subjects were asked to complete the questionnaire of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Standard biochemical venous sample testing was performed, and a sample of saliva was collected for melatonin testing. Melatonin concentration in participants without obesity (body mass index (BMI) < 30 kg/m2) was si…

obesitymedicine.medical_specialtySciencemedicine.medical_treatmentmelatonin030209 endocrinology & metabolismType 2 diabetesGastroenterologyMelatoninPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineDiabetes mellitusInternal medicinemedicineMultidisciplinaryInsulinQType 2 Diabetes Mellitussleep qualitymedicine.diseaseObesitytype 2 diabetesBody mass index030217 neurology & neurosurgerymedicine.drugProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.
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