Table 3. Thyroid hormone biomarkers of mothers and anthropometry of infants at baseline and at 26 weeks in participants who received either iodine capsule or iodized salt (n = 101).
| Baseline | 26 weeks | p- value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers | |||
| TSH (μIU/mL) | 1.9 (0.8, 3.7) | 1.2 (0.7, 2.1) | 0.001 |
| T4 (μg/dL) | 6.8 (5.7, 7) | 5.8 (5.1, 7.5) | 0.14 |
| T3 (ng/mL) | 1.33 (0.3) | 1.27(0.3) | 0.19 |
| Tg (ng/mL) | 4.2 (2.3, 9.5) | 4.2 (2, 7.1) | 0.266 |
| Goiter | < 0.001 | ||
| - Grade 0 | 25 (24.7%) | 64 (63.4%) | |
| - Grade 1 | 23 (22.8%) | 36 (35.6%) | |
| - Grade 2 | 53 (52.5%) | 1 (1.0%) | |
| Infants | |||
| WAZ | -0.34 (-0.9, 0.4) | -0.4 (-0.9, 0.4) | 0.91 |
| WLZ | -0.4 (-1.0, 0.5) | 0.4 (-0.4, 1.2) | < 0.001 |
| LAZ | -0.3 (-1.4, 0.7) | -0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) | 0.006 |
| HACZ | 1.3 (0.2, 1.9) | 0.7 (0.2, 1.6) | 0.88 |
Data are median (IQR), mean (SD) and percentages. Continuous data are analyzed using paired samples T-test or Wilcoxon, proportions (percentages) were analyzed using Chi-square test.