[Thyroid functional activity and hemodynamic parameters in upper-class schoolchildren presenting with endemic goiter].

We studied the relationship between iodine deficiency, blood cortisol levels, andhemodynamicparameters in 536schoolchildren of Vladikavkaz aged 13-17 years. Urine iodine was measured using cerium arsenite reaction, thyroid function was evaluated from thyrotropin, T3, and free T4 levels, blood cortisol was determined by the immonoenzyme assay using Alcor Bio kits. The study group included 24 subjects with endemic goiter, control group was comprised of 14 healthy adolescents.