Iodine Intake and Thyroid Function in Pregnant Women in a Private Clinical Practice in Northwestern Sydney before Mandatory Fortification of Bread with Iodised Salt

Table 1

Summary statistics for the 367 patients studied.

Mean age (SD) years	32.0 yrs	(4.3) yrs
Parity	n	(%)
Primiparas	145	(40%)
Multiparas	222	(60%)
Highest level education
School certificate	92	(25%)
Higher school certificate	100	(27%)
Tertiary	175	(48%)
Ethnicity
Australian born	294	(79.3%)
European	13	(3.5%)
Asian	9	(2.5%)
Filipino	4	(1.1%)
Other	45	(12.3%)
Not available	5	(1.4%)