de Oliveria A L, Gonçalves M J, Sobrinho L G
Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 1986 Feb;111(2):200-3. doi: 10.1530/acta.0.1110200.
A survey of endemic goitre in the island of S. Miguel (the Azores) was performed. The prevalence of goitre in school-children varied between 11 and 41%. In the most affected region, 16% of the adult males and 48% of the women had goitre, in some cases grade 3. The median urinary excretion of iodine was very low in school-children, varying between 10 and 49 micrograms I/g creatinine. The reasons for such a low iodine intake in the population of this oceanic island are the scarcity of fish in the diet and, possibly, the leaching of the soil of its iodine content due to high pluviosity.
对圣米格尔岛（亚速尔群岛）的地方性甲状腺肿进行了一项调查。学龄儿童甲状腺肿的患病率在11%至41%之间。在受影响最严重的地区，16%的成年男性和48%的女性患有甲状腺肿，有些病例为3级。学龄儿童碘的尿排泄中位数非常低，在10至49微克碘/克肌酐之间。这个海洋岛屿居民碘摄入量如此之低的原因是饮食中鱼类稀缺，以及可能由于降雨量高导致土壤中碘含量流失。
