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: Received: 21 December 2023 / Approved: 22 December 2023 / Online: 22 December 2023 (14:27:34 CET)
How to cite:
Sharabi-Nov, A.; Pundyk Babitzki, E.; Farhat, R.; Edelstein, M.; Avraham, Y.; Merchavy, S. Goiter Prevalence among Druze population in Northern Israel. Preprints2023, 2023121721. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1721.v1
Sharabi-Nov, A.; Pundyk Babitzki, E.; Farhat, R.; Edelstein, M.; Avraham, Y.; Merchavy, S. Goiter Prevalence among Druze population in Northern Israel. Preprints 2023, 2023121721. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1721.v1
Sharabi-Nov, A.; Pundyk Babitzki, E.; Farhat, R.; Edelstein, M.; Avraham, Y.; Merchavy, S. Goiter Prevalence among Druze population in Northern Israel. Preprints2023, 2023121721. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1721.v1
APA Style
Sharabi-Nov, A., Pundyk Babitzki, E., Farhat, R., Edelstein, M., Avraham, Y., & Merchavy, S. (2023). Goiter Prevalence among Druze population in Northern Israel. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1721.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Sharabi-Nov, A., Yaniv Avraham and Shlomo Merchavy. 2023 "Goiter Prevalence among Druze population in Northern Israel" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1721.v1
Abstract
Introduction: Goiter is one of the most common thyroid disorders, yet its etiology is still not completely understood. Previous studies suggested a possible genetic predisposition in combination of environmental factors. The importance of an ethnic hereditary factor in goiter prevalence has rarely been studied. Israel has a diverse ethnic composition: Jews, Muslim and Druze. A previous study of the Israeli Druze has demonstrated that they are genetically a population isolate. The prevalence of goiter in the Israeli Druze has yet to be studied. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine goiter prevalence in the Druze population of northern Israel compared with Jewish and Muslim populations in the same region. Methods: A retrospective study of adult patients presented with goiter to the head and neck clinic in Ziv medical center between 2019-2021. Only patients from the same geographical area were included in the analysis. Patient files were reviewed for their demographic data and other goiter related clinical characteristics. Results: A total of 392 patients were included in the study. Of the reviewed files 235 were Jewish, 123 Druze and 34 Muslims. The overall incidence of goiter in the Druze group was 6.92% (CI 5.75-8.25) compared to 4.11% in the Jewish (CI 3.60-4.67) group and 7.21% (CI 4.99-10.08) in the Muslim group. Conclusions: Goiter prevalence in the Druze population is higher compared to the Jewish population in northern Israel. Further studies of possible genetic factors are warranted. A larger study of goiter in the Israeli Muslims is also warranted.
Keywords
goiter, Druze, Israel
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Endocrinology and Metabolism
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