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. 2020 Feb;49(2):377–385.

Table 1:

The median urinary iodine (μg/dl) in 56 countries of the country's medical sciences

Province University Numbers Mean Median Iodine nutritional status
East Azerbaijan Tabriz 240 14 13 Adequate
Maragheh 240 17 14 Adequate
West Azerbaijan Orumieh 240 21 15 Adequate
Ardebil Ardebil 235 19 19 Adequate
Isfahan Isfahan 240 15 13 Adequate
Kashan 240 16 14 Adequate
Alborz Alborz 240 24 26 Adequate
Ilam Ilam 235 22 19 Adequate
Boushehr Bushehr 243 20 20 Adequate
Tehran Tehran 240 21 20 Adequate
Shahid Beheshti 240 20 18 Adequate
Iran 240 17 15 Adequate
Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari Shahrekord 243 20 19 Adequate
North Khorasan Bojnourd 240 8 7 Inadequate
Esfarayen 240 9 9 Inadequate
Khorasan Razavi Mashhad 241 15 14 Adequate
Neishabour 240 15 13 Adequate
Sabzevar 239 19 19 Adequate
Gonabad 240 11 9 Inadequate
Torbat Heidarieh 246 12 7 Inadequate
Torbat Jam 217 12 10 Adequate
Southern Khorasan Birjand 240 12 10 Adequate
Khuzestan Ahvaz 240 27 26 Adequate
Abadan 240 13 13 Adequate
Behbahan 240 24 27 Adequate
Dezfoul 240 16 17 Adequate
Zanjan Zanjan 253 20 20 Adequate
Semnan Semnan 240 15 14 Adequate
Shahroud 240 22 20 Adequate
Sistan and Baluchestan Zahedan 283 17 16 Adequate
Zabol 240 15 13 Adequate
Iranshahr 240 17 15 Adequate
Fars Shiraz 239 21 20 Adequate
Jahrom 240 16 15 Adequate
Fasa 240 16 15 Adequate
Larestan 216 20 19 Adequate
Gerash 246 23 22 Adequate
Qazvin Ghazvin 240 14 13 Adequate
Qom Gom 221 13 14 Adequate
Kordestan Kordestan 269 26 25 Adequate
Kermanshah Kermanshah 240 15 14 Adequate
Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad Yasuj 212 18 18 Adequate
Kerman Kerman 240 22 21 Adequate
Rafsanjan 235 20 19 Adequate
Jiroft 212 26 25 Adequate
Bam 240 19 17 Adequate
Golestan Golestan 229 24 18 Adequate
Gilan Gilan 240 22 20 Adequate
Lorestan Lorestan 232 29 30 Adequate
Markazi Markazi 240 24 23 Adequate
Saveh 241 17 15 Adequate
Mazandaran Mazandaran 250 21 20 Adequate
Babol 240 31 34 Adequate
Hormozgan Hormozgan 261 23 21 Adequate
Hamedan Hamedan 246 19 18 Adequate
Yazd Yazd 240 20 16 Adequate