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Table 1 Selected background characteristics of children (n = 419) and women (n = 405) in 92 households, stratified for examiners 1 and 2.

From: Data quality and practical challenges of thyroid volume assessment by ultrasound under field conditions - observer errors may affect prevalence estimates of goitre

 

Examiner 1

(n = 406)

Examiner 2

(n = 418)

Children, n (%)

209 (51.5)

210 (50.2)

   Age in years, mean (SD)

10.2 (2.6)

9.7 (2.6)

   Urinary iodine (μg/L), median (P25-P75)

597 (366-917)

536 (346-885)

Women, n (%)

197 (48.5)

208 (49.8)

   Age in years, mean (SD)

29.2 (8.5)

29.0 (8.5)

   BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

25.0 (4.6)

25.2 (6.5)

   Urinary iodine (μg/L), median (P25-P75)

476 (294-772)

459 (301-705)

Households, n (%)

46 (50)

46 (50)

   Iodine in drinking water (μg/L), median (P25P75)

112 (83-301)

103 (72-297)