Research Article
Iodine Status in Pregnant Women Having Urinary Fluoride in Contaminated Areas: A Case Study of Phayao Province
Table 4
Demographic characteristics and according to thyroid disease family and pregnancy (N = 152).
| Variables | N | (%) |
| (a) Age | | | (1) <16.00 years old | 6 | 3.95 | (2) 16.01–26.00 years old | 64 | 42.11 | (3) 26.01–35.11 years old | 70 | 46.05 | (4) >35.01 years old | 12 | 7.89 | (b) Gestational age (weeks) | | | (1) 0.10–4.00 weeks | 2 | 1.32 | (2) 4.10–8.00 weeks | 52 | 34.21 | (3) 8.10–12.00 weeks | 98 | 64.47 | (c) Weight (kilograms) | | | (1) <45.00 kilograms | 36 | 23.68 | (2) 45.01–56.00 kilograms | 64 | 42.11 | (3) 57.01–68.00 kilograms | 39 | 25.66 | (4) 69.01–80.00 kilograms | 9 | 5.92 | (5) >80.00 kilograms | 4 | 2.63 | (d) Height (centimeters) | (1) 141.00–150.00 centimeters | 30 | 19.74 | (2) 151.00–160.00 centimeters | 92 | 60.52 | (3) 161.00–170.00 centimeters | 30 | 19.74 | (e) Body mass index: BMI | | | Underweight (less than 18.5) | 29 | 19.08 | Healthy weight (18.5–24.9) | 90 | 59.21 | Over weight (25.0–29.9) | 28 | 18.42 | Obese (30.0 or higher) | 5 | 3.29 | (f) Number of pregnancies | | | (1) The 1st pregnancy | 61 | 40.13 | (2) The 2nd pregnancy | 59 | 38.82 | (3) The 3rd pregnancy | 22 | 14.47 | (4) The 4th pregnancy | 7 | 4.61 | (5) The 5th pregnancy | 3 | 1.97 | (g) Education | | | (1) No formal education | 7 | 4.61 | (2) Primary school | 18 | 11.84 | (3) Secondary school | 97 | 63.82 | (5) High school diploma | 8 | 5.26 | (6) Bachelor’s degree | 19 | 12.50 | (7) Higher than bachelor’s | 3 | 1.97 | (h) Location | | | (1) Same since birth | 117 | 76.97 | (2) Subjects having migrated | 35 | 23.03 | <1.00 year ago | 3 | 8.57 | 1.01–3.00 years ago | 11 | 31.43 | 3.01–5.00 years ago | 10 | 28.57 | >5.01 years ago | 11 | 31.43 | (i) Thyroid disease in subjects’ family history | | | (1) None | 143 | 94.08 | (2) Some family history | 9 | 5.92 | (1) Only 1 person | 6 | 66.67 | (2) >1 person | 3 | 33.33 |
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