Table 2 |
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| Urinary iodine concentration (μg/L), according to residence and gender in Jazan | |||||
| UIC range | Residence no. (%) | Gender no. (%) | Total | ||
| Rural | Urban | Male | Female | ||
| n=234 | n=77 | n=131 | n=180 | ||
| 0-49 | 8 (3.4) | - | - | 8 (4.4) | 8 (2.6) |
| 50-99 | 7 (3.0) | - | 1 (0.8) | 6 (3.3) | 7 (2.3) |
| 100-199 | 22 (9.4) | 3 (3.9) | 5 (3.8) | 20 (11.1) | 25 (8.0) |
| 200-299 | 30 (12.8) | 10 (13.0) | 10 (7.6) | 30 (16.7) | 40 (12.9) |
| ≥300 | 167 (71.4) | 64 (83.1) | 115 (87.8) | 116 (64.4) | 231(74.3) |
| P-value | 0.085 | < 0.001 | |||
Alsanosy et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:1006 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-1006
