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. 2020 Mar 4;64(1):96. doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000202

Insufficient iodine intake in pregnant women in different regions of the world: a systematic review

PMCID: PMC10522285  PMID: 32187267

DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000151

Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2019;63(3):306-11

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Table 1. Description of the studies selected for systematic review.

Authors / Year Site Study Design Recruitment Sample size (n) Trimester of pregnancy Median Urinary Iodine Concentration (UIC) (μg/L) Median UIC Classification Prevalence of Iodine Deficiency Quality of the Studies Included
Amouzegar and Azizi (2013) (19) Turkey Cross-sectional Pregnant women referred to the mother and child health care clinics of two maternity hospitals of Tehran 36 First trimester (< 15 weeks) 138.4 (24.1 – 404) Insufficient 34.0% 16 points

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Table 1. Description of the studies selected for systematic review.

Authors / Year Site Study Design Recruitment Sample size (n) Trimester of pregnancy Median Urinary Iodine Concentration (UIC) (μg/L) Median UIC Classification Prevalence of Iodine Deficiency Quality of the Studies Included
Amouzegar and Azizi (2013) (19) Iran Cross-sectional Pregnant women referred to the mother and child health care clinics of two maternity hospitals of Tehran 36 First trimester (< 15 weeks) 138.4 (24.1 – 404) Insufficient 34.0% 16 points

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