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Table 4.

Association between continuous iodine variables and thyroid volume and goiter-US. Twelve children with iodine deficiency were excluded from the analysis.

Variables	Thyroid volume (β, 95% CI)		Goiter-US (OR, 95% CI)
	Thyroid volume (β, 95% CI)		Age-specific criteria		BSA-specific criteria
	Unadjusted	Adjusted^a	Unadjusted	Adjusted^a	Unadjusted	Adjusted^a
LT UIC, μg/L	0.07 (−0.01, 0.18)	0.08 (−0.02, 0.17)	1.41 (1.04, 1.90)^b	1.40 (1.03, 1.90)^b	1.36 (1.03, 1.80)^b	1.41 (1.06, 1.87)^b
LT estimated 24 h-UIE, μg/day	0.08 (−0.01, 0.18)	0.07 (−0.03, 0.16)	1.36 (1.01, 1.84)^b	1.21 (0.91, 1.61)	1.19 (0.90, 1.57)	1.21 (0.91, 1.61)

^aAdjusted for age, sex, and body mass index Z-scores; ^b P < 0.05.

LT, log-transformed; OR, odds ratio; UIC, urine iodine concentration; UIE, urine iodine excretion; US, ultrasound.