Table 2. Urinary iodine concentration in pregnant women from Yongchuan, Chongqing, stratified by trimester.
Trimester | N | Median (µg/L) | < 150 µg/L (%) | 150 – 249 µg/L (%) | 250 – 499 µg/L (%) | ≥ 500 µg/L (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 100 | 187.5a | 32a | 47 | 10 | 11 |
2nd | 100 | 211.8a | 30a | 46 | 16 | 8 |
3rd | 100 | 239.9 | 18 | 48 | 18 | 16 |
Data are reported as median for continuous variables and as a percentage for categorical variables.
Compared to the 3rd trimester, P < 0.05 (Kruskal–Wallis).