Table 1 Characteristics of pregnant women and related urinary iodine level
From: Iodine nutritional status of women in their first trimester of pregnancy in Catalonia
Urinary Iodine ≥150 μg/L | Urinary Iodine <150 μg/L | p a | Urinary iodine (μg/L) Median [Q3-Q3] | p b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TRIMESTER 1 | n = 556 | n = 414 | n = 970 | ||
172.0 [103.8–289.3] | --- | ||||
Age | 31.0 (4.5) | 29.9 (4.6) | <0.001 | --- | --- |
Place of residence | 0.526 | 0.976 | |||
Urban | 413 (57.9%) | 300 (42.1%) | 157.5 [95.0–243.8] | ||
Rural | 143 (556%) | 114 (44.4%) | 154.0 [100.6–231.5] | ||
Place of origin | 0.127 | 0.335 | |||
Native of Spain | 448 (57.1%) | 336 (42.9%) | 169.5 [102.2–287.5] | ||
South America | 47 (66.2) | 24 (33.8%) | 192.5 [94.1–309.3] | ||
Africa | 24 (46.2%) | 28 (53.8%) | 145.5 [95.3–211.3] | ||
Other | 19 (50.0%) | 19 (50.0%) | 135.0 [85.0–249.0] | ||
Educational level | 0.035 | 0.623 | |||
Illiterate | 2 (40.0%) | 3 (60.0%) | 85.0 [47.6–204.0] | ||
Incomplete primary school | 13 (46.4%) | 15 (53.6%) | 148.0 [79.8–333.5] | ||
Primary School | 126 (54.3%) | 106 (45.7%) | 150.0 [103.5–238.5] | ||
High School | 221 (56.2%) | 172 (43.8%) | 154.0 [95.5–232.0] | ||
University degree | 176 (61.3%) | 111 (38.7%) | 163.0 [93.9–252.8] | ||
Tobacco use | 0.253 | 0.263 | |||
Non-smoker | 374 (59.1%) | 259 (40.9%) | 181.0 [104.0–294.0] | ||
Ex-smoker | 54 (55.1%) | 44 (44.9%) | 168.0 [105.8–319.5] | ||
Smoker | 123 (53.0%) | 109 (47.0%) | 157.5 [98.1–242.5] |