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. 2018 Feb 17;10(2):230. doi: 10.3390/nu10020230

Table 4.

Estimated usual iodine intake 1 and probability of adequate iodine intake in all participants combined and by non-overlapping subgroups.

Subgroup n Estimated Usual Iodine Intake, µg/d Probability of Adequacy (%) 2
Median (P25, P75) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
All participants 276 101 (75, 150) 119 (66) 60 (41)
Children 3–9 years 47 89 (77, 120) 100 (34) 82 (28)
Adolescents 10–17 years 46 92 (67, 133) 115 (74) 61 (43)
Adults 18–64 years 71 109 (76, 149) 122 (63) 63 (39)
Elderly 65+ years 23 112 (76, 168) 121 (58) 61 (37)
Pregnant women 45 154 (107, 225) 161 (73) 47 (42)
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarians 25 102 (64, 175) 119 (65) 60 (41)
Vegans 19 57 (15, 90) 64 (59) 14 (32)

1 Estimated usual intake according to the best linear unbiased predictor calculated from the two individual 24-h food records for each individual [36,37]; 2 Mean probability of adequate iodine intake according to the estimated average requirement according to age- and lifestage [36].