ESPE Abstracts

Aims: To define the normal ranges of the thicknesses of the skin and subcutaneous tissues via ultrasonography, and to determine whether the current syringe needle-lengths used for the subcutaneous injections were appropriate.Methods: The thicknesses of the skin and subcutaneous tissues of 2 244 students were measured at the left arm using ultrasonography. Patients were divided into three groups based on age: 6–8, 9–12 and 13–17 ye...

Objective: To determine the prevalences of goitre and thyroid nodule, and to analyse the associations among age, gender, anthropometrics and thyroid volume in school children.Materials and method: Schools governed by Ministry of Education in Van province were included into the study. Sonographic evaluations of thyroid glands were performed in children aged 6–17 years, and weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference, and skinfold thickness...