Evaluation of median urinary iodine concentration cut-off for defining iodine deficiency in pregnant women after a long term USI in China

Abstract Background The WHO/UNICEF/ICCIDD define iodine deficiency during pregnancy as median urinary iodine concentration (MUIC) ≤ 150 μg/L. China implemented universal salt iodization (USI) in 1995, and recent surveillance showed nationwide elimination of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). Data fr...

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Main Authors: Huidi Zhang, Meng Wu, Lichen Yang, Jinghuan Wu, Yichun Hu, Jianhua Han, Yunyou Gu, Xiuwei Li, Haiyan Wang, Liangkun Ma, Xiaoguang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-019-0381-4