Regional Variation in the Incidence of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Macedonia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Regions of Macedonia | Screened Newborns (n) | Newborns with Primary CH (n) | Incidence of Primary CH | Newborns with TSH > 5 mU/L % (n) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern | 12,607 | 3 | 1/4202 | 1.66 (209) |
Northeastern | 14,587 | 10 | 1/1459 | 1.69 (247) |
Pelagonia | 30,916 | 19 | 1/1627 | 1.27 (392) |
Polog | 28,884 | 20 | 1/1444 | 4.36 (1260) |
Skopje | 121,507 | 50 | 1/2430 | 2.38 (2888) |
Southwestern | 16,129 | 5 | 1/3226 | 3.12 (503) |
Southeastern | 14,742 | 8 | 1/1843 | 1.40 (207) |
Vardar | 11,636 | 12 | 1/970 | 4.44 (516) |
Total | 251,008 | 127 | 1/1976 | 2.48 (6222) |
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Anastasovska, V.; Sukarova-Angelovska, E.; Pesevska, M.; Taseva, E.; Kocova, M. Regional Variation in the Incidence of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Macedonia. Int. J. Neonatal Screen. 2017, 3, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijns3030022
Anastasovska V, Sukarova-Angelovska E, Pesevska M, Taseva E, Kocova M. Regional Variation in the Incidence of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Macedonia. International Journal of Neonatal Screening. 2017; 3(3):22. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijns3030022
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnastasovska, Violeta, Elena Sukarova-Angelovska, Milica Pesevska, Elizabeta Taseva, and Mirjana Kocova. 2017. "Regional Variation in the Incidence of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Macedonia" International Journal of Neonatal Screening 3, no. 3: 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijns3030022
APA StyleAnastasovska, V., Sukarova-Angelovska, E., Pesevska, M., Taseva, E., & Kocova, M. (2017). Regional Variation in the Incidence of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Macedonia. International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 3(3), 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijns3030022