Iodine Nutritional Status of School Children in Nauru 2015
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Urinary Iodine Analysis
2.3. Water Iodine Analysis
2.4. Salt Iodine Analysis
2.5. Food Frequency Questionnaire
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. UIC Level
3.2. Water Iodine Level
3.3. Salt Iodine Level
3.4. Food Frequency Questionnaire
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Total (n = 242) | Males (n = 126) | Females (n = 116) | ||||
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Median | 95% CI | Median | 95% CI | Median | 95% CI | |
Age | ||||||
6–12 years | 142 | 132–154 | 145 | 131–159 | 139 | 126–156 |
6–8 years (n = 79) | 146 | 134–167 | 131 | 99–155 | 148 | 112–175 |
8–10 years (n = 63) | 153 | 130–168 | 134 | 106–162 | 170 | 129–208 |
10–12 years (n = 100) | 130 | 120–155 | 152 | 119–183 | 126 | 114–151 |
Region | ||||||
West-southern (n = 71) | 150 | 131–170 | 150 | 131–177 | 148 | 125–170 |
West-northern (n = 76) | 130 | 110–147 | 131 | 99–155 | 129 | 109–181 |
Eastern area (n = 95) | 152 | 131–167 | 154 | 126–169 | 141 | 121–168 |
Age (Years) | 6–12 | 6–8 | 8–10 | 10–12 |
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Sample (n) | 242 | 79 | 63 | 100 |
Population < 20 μg/L (%) | ||||
Total | 3.7 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 3.0 |
Male | 4.8 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 2.1 |
Female | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Population < 50 μg/L (%) | ||||
Total | 7.4 | 5.1 | 14.3 | 5.0 |
Male | 7.9 | 7.3 | 16.2 | 2.1 |
Female | 6.9 | 2.6 | 11.5 | 7.7 |
Population < 100 μg/L (%) | ||||
Total | 25.2 | 22.8 | 30.2 | 24.0 |
Male | 28.6 | 29.3 | 35.1 | 22.9 |
Female | 21.6 | 15.8 | 23.1 | 25.0 |
Food Type | 7 Days (%) | 5 Days (%) | 3 Days (%) | 1 Day (%) | 0 (%) | Median (IQR) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rice | 88.0 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 7 (7–7) |
Noodles | 28.9 | 10.7 | 35.5 | 10.3 | 14.5 | 3 (2.5–7) |
Bread | 47.5 | 10.3 | 25.2 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 5 (3–7) |
Meat | 61.4 | 8.3 | 17.4 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 7 (3–7) |
Vegetables | 20.2 | 10.7 | 24.0 | 10.3 | 34.7 | 3 (0–5) |
Fruits | 20.2 | 9.4 | 29.5 | 19.7 | 21.1 | 3 (1–5) |
Seaweeds | 3.3 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 87.6 | 0 (0–0) |
Agar (jelly) | 10.7 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 72.3 | 0 (0–1) |
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Huang, C.-J.; Tseng, C.-L.; Chen, H.-S.; Garabwan, C.; Korovo, S.; Tang, K.-T.; Won, J.G.-S.; Hsieh, C.-H.; Wang, F.-F. Iodine Nutritional Status of School Children in Nauru 2015. Nutrients 2016, 8, 520. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8090520
Huang C-J, Tseng C-L, Chen H-S, Garabwan C, Korovo S, Tang K-T, Won JG-S, Hsieh C-H, Wang F-F. Iodine Nutritional Status of School Children in Nauru 2015. Nutrients. 2016; 8(9):520. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8090520
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Chun-Jui, Chi-Lung Tseng, Harn-Shen Chen, Chanda Garabwan, Samuela Korovo, Kam-Tsun Tang, Justin Ging-Shing Won, Chang-Hsun Hsieh, and Fan-Fen Wang. 2016. "Iodine Nutritional Status of School Children in Nauru 2015" Nutrients 8, no. 9: 520. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8090520