Research Article

Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines

Table 1

Urinary iodine concentration from a total of 260 high school students in Tuguegarao.

Median Mean 95% confidence interval of meanMaximumMinimumNumber of iodine deficiency (%) <100 g/L

Urinary iodine (g/L)355.3378.5 352.5–407.91402.6929.2710 (3.8%)
Cr adjusted iodine (g/g)279.4311.96 293.5–332.8910.3127.234 (1.5%)