Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 7, Number 5, May 2015, pages 332-338

Depression, Suicide Ideation, and Thyroid Tumors Among Ukrainian Adolescents Exposed as Children to Chernobyl Radiation

Tables

Table 1. Thyroid Cancer and Nodules Identified in Adolescents Exposed to Chernobyl Radiation in Five Ukrainian Provinces
 
ProvinceAdolescents screened (n = 116,655)Thyroid cancer (n = 8)Solitary nodules (n = 1,511)Multiple nodules (n = 456)
Cherkassy22,4292364 (1.6)86 (0.4)
Kiev4,923074 (1.5)8 (0.2)
Zhytomyr28,5211310 (1.1)120 (0.4)
Rivne27,0835430 (1.6)165 (0.6)
Volyn33,6990333 (1.0)77 (0.2)
Total116,65581,511456

 

Table 2. Depression Identified in Adolescents Exposed to Chernobyl Radiation in Five Ukrainian Provinces
 
ProvinceAdolescents screened (n = 115,191)Adolescents with depression (n = 15,239)
Cherkassy23,4202,979 (12.7)
Kiev4,393907 (20.6)
Zhytomyr28,4502,832 (10.0)
Rivne26,5735,022 (18.9)
Volyn32,3553,499 (10.8)