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. 2020 Oct 6;11:572984. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.572984

Table 3.

Secondary outcomes in Thai children, at age 1, 2, and 5.7 years, by group.

1 year 2 year 5.7 year
n Value Pa n Value Pa n Value Pa
Sex, male, n (%)
   Iodine 92 38 (41) 0.43 115 50 (43) 0.56 77 32 (42) 0.84
   Placebo 104 49 (47) 118 55 (47) 80 35 (44)
Ageb, years
   Iodine 92 1.0 (0.1) 0.20 114 2.1 (0.2) 0.97 77 5.6 (0.6) 0.36
   Placebo 101 1.0 (0.1) 117 2.1 (0.2) 80 5.7 (0.6)
Bodyweight, kg
   Iodine 92 9.3 (1.2) 0.94 113 12.3 (2.0) 0.98 77 19.7 (4.6) 0.08
   Placebo 101 9.3 (1.2) 116 12.3 (2.0) 80 21.0 (6.2)
Height, cm
   Iodine 92 75.0 (3.5) 0.21 114 87.0 (3.6) 0.74 77 112.1 (6.0) 0.32
   Placebo 101 74.6 (3.0) 117 86.9 (4.0) 80 113.2 (6.4)
Height-for-age Z score
   Iodine 91 −0.1 (1.3) 0.20 114 −0.2 (1.1) 0.69 77 −0.2 (1.0) 0.34
   Placebo 100 −0.3 (1.1) 117 −0.3 (1.1) 80 −0.1 (1.0)
Stunting, n (%)
   Iodine 91 5 (5) 0.53 114 6 (5) 0.77 77 2 (3) 0.17
   Placebo 100 4 (4) 117 7 (6) 80 0 (0)
Urinary iodine concentrationc, μg/L
   Iodine 58 239 (136–386) 0.29 82 231 (149–293) 0.62 77 243 (154–350) 0.70
   Placebo 64 273 (184–438) 86 223 (160–325) 78 260 (180–311)
Total thyroxine, nmol/L
   Iodine 75 58.5 (41.6–80.9) 0.39 103 64.0 (49.3–83.3) 0.42 76 80.0 (70.1–91.0) 0.11
   Placebo 86 60.8 (45.4–88.3) 107 62.6 (47.7–79.8) 77 83.3 (69.1–99.7)
Thyroid stimulating hormone, mIU/L
   Iodine 75 0.7 (0.6–1.0) 0.11 103 0.8 (0.6–1.0) 0.03 76 0.9 (0.7–1.1) 0.12
   Placebo 86 0.8 (0.6–1.0) 107 0.9 (0.6–1.1) 77 0.9 (0.7–1.2)
a

Continuous data were analyzed using linear mixed effect models with non-transformed or transformed dependent variables. Frequencies were analyzed using mixed effect logistic regression. The interaction effect of treatment by time was tested while controlling for household average monthly income, maternal education, child's birthweight, child's age and child's sex.

b

Mean (±SD) (all such values).

c

Median (IQR) (all such values).