Table 3. Median UIC of pregnant women (n = 145) according to age, trimester, salt iodine level, literacy level, and residence in BUNMAP cohort study, Butajira, Ethiopia, February, 2019.
Characteristics | N (%) | Median UIC(IQR), μg/L |
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Maternal age (years old) | ||
18–24 | 50(34.5) | 149.9 (79–235.65) |
25–34 | 85(58.6) | 150.2 (92.3–244.6) |
35–49 | 10(6.9) | 155 (108.7–214.4) |
Trimester | ||
First | 23(15.9) | 138.7(66.7–236.6) |
Second | 47(32.4) | 170.7(96–235.8) |
Third | 75(51.7) | 145.7(88.6–238.9) |
Residence | ||
Rural | 58(40) | 144.1(73.7–234.4) |
Urban | 87(60) | 153.3(88.6–250.3) |
Salt iodine level (ppm) | ||
< 15 | 12(8.3) | 112.3(59.7–206.7) |
15–40 | 71(49) | 129.4(63.7–236.6) |
> 40 | 62(42.7) | 182.9(125–252.1) |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 40 | 140.5(68.5–237.1) |
Have formal education | 105 | 153.3(88.5–236.2) |