[Providing of adult population of Novosibirsk with iodine].

32,7% of the population of Novosibirsk consume iodine salt. The median of iodine is revealed 106,8 mkg/l. The iodine deficiency is revealed 46,3%.

[Significance of different methods in evaluation of prevalence of cholelithiasis in population: pathoanatomical and lifetime ultrasonic diagnostics].

Aim: To evaluate the occurrence of cholelithiasis (CL) diagnosed by routine autopsy and to compare these data with the results of ultrasonographic examination of the general population.

Material And Methods: Autopsy protocols (n = 1124) from a large general hospital were analysed, and a representative sample of Novosibirsk population (1678 examinees aged 25-64 years) was examined by ultrasonography.

Results: Prevalence of CL increased with age and was five-fold higher in females than in males.

Gallstone disease prevalence in Western Siberia: cross-sectional ultrasound study versus autopsy.

Background: The aims of this study were: (i) to evaluate the prevalence of gallstones in a Western Siberian urban population; and (ii) to compare the results of ultrasonographic screening of the living population with hospital autopsy data.

Methods: A representative sample of 842 men and 870 women (aged 25-64 years) living in Novosibirsk, Western Siberia, was screened for the presence of gallstones by gallbladder ultrasonography. Participants were considered to have gallstone disease if they had already had cholecystectomy or if gallstones were revealed during the survey.

Diffuse liver lesions among the general population of western Siberia.

The study was aimed at ascertaining the prevalence of diffuse liver lesions and associated factors in the general population of Novosibirsk, Western Siberia. A representative sample of 362 men and 870 women aged 25-64 years was investigated using ultrasound examination and blood tests for liver-derived enzymes (AST, ALT, GGT). Diffuse liver lesions (DLL) were detected in 42.

[Prevalence of and risk factors for gallstones in female population of Novosibirsk].

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of gallstones and associated factors in female population of Novosibirsk (Western Siberia).

Materials And Methods: A representative sample of 870 women aged 25-64 years was drawn from general population according to WHO "MONICA" protocol. The subjects were screened for the presence of gallstones by gallbladder ultrasonography, completed a questionnaire relating to food and alcohol consumption, smoking, gastrointestinal symptoms and obstetric history.