Table 1. Summary statistics of the urinary iodine concentration (μg/L) for all the children, for the male and female children and also for all children in households with and without salt.
Summary statistics of urinary iodine concentration | |||||
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Parameters | All children | Male children | Female children | All children in households with salt | All children in households without salt |
% (N) | 289 | 60.6% (175) |
39.4% (114) | 64.4% (186) | 35.6% (103) |
Median (μg/L) | 25.5 | 25.0 | 29.5 | 34.3 | 15.5 |
Interquartile Range (IQR) (μg/L) | 15.0–47.5 | 15.0–51.0 | 15.0–46.5 | 15.0–52.0 | 15.0–44.3 |
Percent (N) children with UIC < 50.0 μg/L | 76.5% (221) | 80.0% (140) | 69.3% (79) | 72.0% (134) | 82.5% (85) |