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  • Endocrinology
  • Nutritional Science
  • Thyroidology

Background:

  • Thyroid nodules are common, but the mechanisms of their formation remain unclear.
  • Selenium deficiency is a potential risk factor for thyroid nodule development.
  • Understanding factors influencing thyroid nodulation is crucial for public health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between serum selenium levels and nodular thyroid disease.
  • To compare selenium levels in patients with solitary nodules, multiple nodules, and healthy controls.
  • To assess the role of selenium in euthyroid nodular thyroid disease.

Main Methods:

  • Serum selenium levels were measured using spectrometry in 70 patients with solitary nodules, 70 with multiple nodules, and 60 healthy individuals.
  • Patients were part of an iodine-sufficient population.
  • Statistical analysis was performed to compare selenium levels across groups.

Main Results:

  • No statistically significant difference in mean serum selenium levels was observed between patients with nodular thyroid disease and controls (57.3-58.8 μg/L).
  • Mean serum selenium levels were lower than reported in many international studies, potentially due to local soil content.
  • Slightly higher selenium levels in men were not statistically significant.

Conclusions:

  • Serum selenium levels do not appear to be directly associated with nodular thyroid disease in this iodine-sufficient population.
  • Selenium's role may be significant only in conjunction with other factors like severe iodine deficiency.
  • Further research is warranted to elucidate the complex interplay of factors in thyroid nodule formation.