Current state of iodine nutrition in Filipino school-aged children

•Approximately 22 588 Filipino school-age children participated in the survey, which was equivalent to a response rate of 90.5%.•The median urinary iodine concentration among Filipino school-age children was 168 µg/L and about 16.4% had values

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Published in:Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2019-02, Vol.58, p.134-139
Main Authors: Serafico, Michael E., Perlas, Leah A., Ulanday, Joselita Rosario C., De Leon, Marco P., Alibayan, Marites V., Desnacido, Josefina A., Gironella, Glen Melvin P., Agdeppa, Imelda A., Capanzana, Mario V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Catalysis
Child
Children
Disorders
Female
Filipino
Global health
Health risk assessment
Households
Humans
Iodine
Iodine - deficiency
Iodine - urine
Iodine status
Male
Nutrient deficiency
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Nutrition surveys
Nutrition Surveys - statistics & numerical data
Nutritional Status
Philippines
Population
Provinces
Sampling methods
School-aged children
Thyroid gland
Urinary iodine
Urine
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Summary:•Approximately 22 588 Filipino school-age children participated in the survey, which was equivalent to a response rate of 90.5%.•The median urinary iodine concentration among Filipino school-age children was 168 µg/L and about 16.4% had values
ISSN:0899-9007
1873-1244
DOI:10.1016/j.nut.2018.06.023