Orang Asli (Indigenous Malaysian) Biomedical Bibliography AS Baer

X. Goiter
333. Osman, A., et al. Protein energy malnutrition, thyroid hormones and goiter among
Malaysian Aborigines and Malays. Asia Pacific J. Clinical Nutrition 1:13-20, 1992. (On
Pangsoon Temuan in Selangor.)
334. Osman, A., et al. Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in malnutrition: preliminary
results. Singapore Med. J. 34:225-228, 1993. (On 26 Temuan children in the Pangsoon area of
Selangor.)
335. Osman, A., et al. The effect of cassava leaf uptake on thyroid hormone and urinary iodine.
E. African Med. J. 70:314-315, 1993. (Experimentally, Orang Asli showed a decrease in thyroid
function after 12 days on a diet rich in cassava leaves.)
336. Osman, A., et al. Iodine content in drinking water not an important determinant of endemic
goiter. Asia Pacific J. Clinical Nutrition 2:115-118, 1993.
337. Osman, A., et al. (published as O. Ali et al.) Thyroid function and pubertal development in
malnutrition. Annals Academy Med. Singapore 23 (6):852-855, 1994. (207 Orang Asli were
studied; poor nutrition was found to affect thyroid function, including goiter formation, as well as
growth hormone levels in children.)
338. Osman, A., Khalida Muda, and B. A. K. Khalid. Iodine content in urine samples among
Malays and aborigines. Acta Med. Okayama 48 (6):289-292, 1994. (On Post Lanai and Post
Buntu, Pahang, Semai; they had lower iodine levels than did nearby Malays.)
339, Osman, A., et al. The prevalence of goiter in remote inland versus coastal areas. MJM 50
(3):256-262, 1995. (Mah Meri on Carey Island, Selangor, and Kensiu, perhaps with Kintak, at
Kg. Lubok Legong, Baling District, Kedah, were studied; 6% of Mah Meri and 30% of Lubok
Legong people had goiters, despite the fact that the iodine level in drinking water in the Kedah
area was “surprisingly high.”)
340. Osman, A., et al. Endemic goiter and hypothyroidism in Orang Asli and Malays in
Peninsular Malaysia. Med. J. Islamic Republic Iran 9 (1):19-25, 1995. (On Lanai and Betau,
Pahang, Semai, and Bkt. Lanjan, Selangor, Temuan.)
341. Osman, A., et al. Levels of thyroxine, TSH, thyroid volume and mental performance among
Orang Asli in selected settlements in Malaysia. E. African Med. J. 73 (4):259-263, 1996.
(Mental performance was statistically the same in all locations.)
342. Polunin, I. Endemic goiter in Malaya. MJM 5:302-319, 1951. (53% of 45 female and 14%
of 63 male Temuan, all ages, at Ulu Lui and Ulu Langat, Selangor, and Ulu Berenang, Negri
Sembilan, had enlarged thyroids/goiters; the frequency was highest for inland, upland peoples,
such as the Semai, Temiar, and Lanoh; adults were most affected; the coastal Orang Selatar, in
Johore, had far fewer goiters.)
343. Polunin, I. Goiter control: West and East Malaysia. Assignment report, Malaysia 5602-E
(0081), WHO, Regional Office of the Western Pacific, 1971. 57 pp.
344. Wan Nazaimoon, W., et al. Effects of iodine deficiency on insulin-like growth factor-1,
insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 levels and height attainment in malnourished