TABLE 2.
Characteristics of school-aged children (6–11 y) sampled for urinary iodine concentration within the 3 zones of Somalia1
| Combined strata (n = 756) | NWZ (n = 239) | NEZ2 (n = 249) | SCZ (n = 268) | |
| Age, y | 7.9 (7.8, 8.0) | 7.9 (7.7, 8.1) | 8.1 (7.9, 8.4) | 7.8 (7.7, 8.0) |
| Female, % | 50.1 (45.6, 54.5) | 50.2 (42.6, 57.4) | 45.8 (38.9, 52.8) | 51.1 (44.7, 57.5) |
1
Values are means or percentages (95% CIs). NEZ, Northeast Zone; NWZ, Northwest Zone; SCZ, South Central Zone.
2
One participant from the NEZ had age recorded as 12 y.