Table 3. Association between urinary iodine level and salt iodine status .

Urinary iodine status	Salt iodine (ppm)
	40 > (%)	20-40 (%)	<20 (%)
Adequate (≥100 µg/L)	0	10.8	21.6
Mild deficiency (50-99 µg/L)	0	23.1	21.6
Moderate & Severe deficiency (≤ 49 µg/L)	100	66.1	56.8
Total	0.97	63.1	35.93
P*		0.308

*Chi-square.