Purpose Median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) is used to describe the iodine status of a
population. However, the link between UIC and iodine intake may vary during pregnancy …

Background Iodine deficiency has serious consequences, and the Universal Salt Iodization
initiative has attempted to reduce the extent of deficiency. Objective We aim to see how far …

Salt iodization is the main public health policy to prevent and control iodine deficiency
disorders. The National Salt Iodization Impact Assessment Survey (PNAISAL) was …

Objective To estimate the iodine nutritional status in women of childbearing age and to
evaluate the intake of salt adequately iodized in their households in Peru. Materials and …

Background: The urinary iodine concentration (UIC), a biomarker of iodine intake, is used to
assess population iodine status by deriving the median UIC, but this does not quantify the …

Background Adequate iodine intake is important for children and women of childbearing age
because iodine is vital for fetal brain development and early life. Objective Iodine status of …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: To date no nation-wide study has yet been undertaken in Spain to
estimate the iodine deficiency. The aim was to evaluate iodine intake and its conditioning …

Results: The median UIC was 518.1 μg/l, the overall MWI was 247.0 μg/l, and 83% of
children sampled were found to have urinary iodine concentrations higher than the WHO …

The World Health Organization promotes salt iodisation to control iodine deficiency. In
Portugal, the use of iodised salt in school canteens has been mandatory since 2013. The …

Background Most surveys that assess the iodine status of populations target school-age
children, whereas others may target nonpregnant women with the assumption that the …