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Table 3 Median UIC for school-age children by region and category of household salt for cooking

From: Geographical influences on the iodine status in pregnant women, neonates, and school-age children in China

Category of household salt for cooking

Median (IQR), μg/L

Inland

Coast

Iodized

182.8 (117.2–250.5)1,3

170.1 (115.1–235.0)2**

Non-iodized

158.6 (115.0–213.6)4*

132.0 (83.1–192.1)

Total

181.5 (117.0–249.7)

156.0 (103.0–222.0)

  1. 1: the median UIC for the inland school-age children consuming iodized salt was compared with the median UIC for those inland consuming non-iodized salt
  2. 2: the median UIC for the coastal school-age children consuming iodized salt was compared with the median UIC for those coastal consuming non-iodized salt
  3. 3: the median UIC for the inland school-age children consuming iodized salt was compared with the median UIC for those coastal consuming iodized salt
  4. 4: the median UIC for the inland school-age children consuming non-iodized salt was compared with the median UIC for those coastal consuming non-iodized salt
  5. *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.001
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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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