Publication: Efectos de la deficiencia de yodo sobre variables intelectuales en una población infantil.
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2008-05
Authors
Muela Martínez, José Antonio
García León, Ana
Torres Barahona, Rosario
Santiago Fernández, Piedad
Sóriguer Escofet, Federico
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Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado de Asturias, Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Oviedo
Abstract
Existen numerosos estudios que relacionan la deficiencia grave de yodo con la disminución de diferentes capacidades mentales superiores. En este trabajo se pretende conocer qué ocurre cuando la deficiencia de yodo no es tan grave como en los citados trabajos, sino que se trata de una falta de yodo leve o incluso moderada, y si los problemas comunes con una deficiencia grave de yodo (incluyendo el retraso mental) siguen apareciendo de una manera más sutil. Además, también interesa conocer si la metodología clásica (comparar zona yododeficiente contra zona no yododeficiente) es la más adecuada, proponiendo combinar esa agrupación por zonas con la yoduria presentada por los individuos de cada zona. Se evalúa cociente intelectual, capacidad manipulativa y verbal, atención, habilidad visomotora y comportamiento disruptivo, estudiadas muy pocas veces o ninguna en este tipo de investigaciones. La muestra la componen 760 escolares de la provincia de Jaén. Los resultados muestran que se encuentra un cociente intelectual más bajo en la zona yododeficiente y en niños con baja yoduria, cosa que no sucede en la zona yodosuficiente. También se ha visto asociado al nivel de yoduria el comportamiento disruptivo. Las otras variables medidas no se han asociado con déficit de yodo.
An association between severe iodine deficiency and poor mental development has been found in many studies. We examined the relationship between moderate or mild iodine deficiency and intellectual capacity in order to determine whether problems common to severe iodine deficiency (including mental retardation) also emerge in a more subtle form. We also wished to know whether the classic methodology (comparing iodine-deficient zones with nondeficient zones) is the most adequate, and propose to combine this grouping by zones with urinary iodine presented by individuals in each zone. We measured IQ, manipulative and verbal capacity, attention, visual motor ability and disruptive behaviour, variables that have barely been studied in this kind of investigations. The sample comprised 760 schoolchildren from the province of Jaén (southern Spain). Our results show that children with low levels of iodine intake and with urinary iodine concentration lower than 100 microg/litre had a lower IQ and displayed more disruptive behaviour than children with high levels of the criteria. The other variables were not associated with iodine deficiency.
An association between severe iodine deficiency and poor mental development has been found in many studies. We examined the relationship between moderate or mild iodine deficiency and intellectual capacity in order to determine whether problems common to severe iodine deficiency (including mental retardation) also emerge in a more subtle form. We also wished to know whether the classic methodology (comparing iodine-deficient zones with nondeficient zones) is the most adequate, and propose to combine this grouping by zones with urinary iodine presented by individuals in each zone. We measured IQ, manipulative and verbal capacity, attention, visual motor ability and disruptive behaviour, variables that have barely been studied in this kind of investigations. The sample comprised 760 schoolchildren from the province of Jaén (southern Spain). Our results show that children with low levels of iodine intake and with urinary iodine concentration lower than 100 microg/litre had a lower IQ and displayed more disruptive behaviour than children with high levels of the criteria. The other variables were not associated with iodine deficiency.
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MeSH Terms
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Population Characteristics::Demography::Residence Characteristics::Catchment Area (Health)
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Signs and Symptoms::Neurologic Manifestations::Neurobehavioral Manifestations::Intellectual Disability
Medical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Personality::Intelligence
Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Inorganic Chemicals::Elements::Halogens::Iodine
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male
Medical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavioral Disciplines and Activities::Psychological Tests::Neuropsychological Tests
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Health Status Indicators::Severity of Illness Index
Medical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adolescent
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Signs and Symptoms::Neurologic Manifestations::Neurobehavioral Manifestations::Intellectual Disability
Medical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Personality::Intelligence
Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Inorganic Chemicals::Elements::Halogens::Iodine
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male
Medical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavioral Disciplines and Activities::Psychological Tests::Neuropsychological Tests
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Health Status Indicators::Severity of Illness Index
Medical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adolescent
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Yodo, Discapacidad intelectual, Trastornos cognitivos, Inteligencia, Pruebas neuropsicológicas, España
Citation
Muela Martínez JA, García León A, Torres Barahona R, Santiago Fernández P, Sóriguer Escofet F. Efectos de la deficiencia de yodo sobre variables intelectuales en una población infantil. Psicothema. 2008 ; 20(2):279-84