Suboptimal iodine status of Australian pregnant women reflects poor knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition
Suboptimal iodine status of Australian pregnant women reflects poor knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition
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DOI：
10.1016/j.nut.2009.08.016
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发表时间：
2010-10-01
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影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Ma, Gary
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作者：
Charlton, Karen E.;Gemming, Luke;Ma, Gary
目的：为了评估碘的状态和知识和做法有关的澳大利亚妇女在怀孕期间的碘营养。方法：一个横断面研究进行了在新南威尔士州伊拉瓦拉地区的公共产前诊所。所有妊娠期的139名孕妇提供了现场尿液样本（n = 110），并完成了简短的问卷调查（n = 139）的英语。碘状态是基于世界卫生组织/国际碘缺乏病控制委员会尿碘浓度（UIC）categories.Results：中位数UIC为87.5 μ g/L（四分位数间距62），只有14.5%的参与者有足够的UIC值>= 150 μ g/L。15%的女性UIC值非常低（
Objective: To assess the iodine status and knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition of Australian women during pregnancy.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a public antenatal clinic in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. One hundred thirty-nine pregnant women across all trimesters provided a spot urine sample (n = 110) and completed a short questionnaire (n = 139) in English. Iodine status was based on World Health Organization/International Committee for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders urine iodine concentration (UIC) categories.Results: Median UIC was 87.5 mu g/L (interquartile range 62); only 14.5% of participants had an adequate UIC value >= 150 mu g/L. Fifteen percent of women had very low UIC values (