Table 2.
Distribution of pregnant mothers in different trimesters of pregnancy and median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) at each trimester in Kangra, Kullu and Solan districts of Himachal Pradesh, India, 2012
| Kangra (n 368) | Kullu (n 439) | Solan (n 311) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimester | n | % | Median UIC (μg/l) | n | % | Median UIC (μg/l) | n | % | Median UIC (μg/l) |
| First | 19 | 5·2 | 200·0 | 46 | 10·4 | 162·5 | 35 | 11·2 | 123·7 |
| Second | 219 | 59·5 | 200·0 | 263 | 60·0 | 140·0 | 186 | 59·8 | 135·0 |
| Third | 130 | 35·3 | 200·0 | 130 | 29·6 | 145·0 | 90 | 29·0 | 132·5 |