Table 21.
Dietary intake to iodine in ‘consumers only’ of halophytes, seaweeds and seaweed‐related products across different dietary surveys (μg/kg bw per day)
| Number of surveys (a) | Number of consumers (range) | Mean intake (μg/kg bw per day) | Highest reliable percentile (μg/kg bw per day) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min LB | Max UB | Min LB | Max UB | |||
| Other children | 1 | 9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | ||
| Adolescents | 4 | 6–13 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 1.3 (b) | 1.3 (b) |
| Adults | 12 | 5–54 | 2.2 | 155 | 32.7 (c) | 32.7 (c) |
| Elderly | 2 | 6–10 | 0.0 | 16 | ||
| Very elderly | 1 | 8 | 2.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Pregnant women | 1 | 13 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.1 (b) | 3.1 (b) |
| Lactating women | 1 | 7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
(a)
Number of dietary surveys with at least five consumers.
(b)
75th percentile.
(c)
90th percentile.