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. 2009 Feb;71(1-2):39–49.

Table 4.

Urinary iodine concentration and percentage of adolescent girls and pregnant women with deficiency and excess

Respondents n Mean±SD
μg/L		 Median
(20th, 80th percentile)
μg/L		 Deficiencya
%		 Excessb
%
Adolescent girls 354 186.3±158.9 130.8 (45.5, 319.7) 38.4 21.0
Pregnant women 259 183.8±154.9 133.4 (54.1, 290.1) 39.4 19.3
All 613 185.3±157.0 132.0 (49.3, 302.2) 38.9 20.2

a Deficiency is defined as urinary iodine <100 μg/L.8)

b Excess is defined as urinary iodine ≥300 μg/L.8)