Analysis of Urinary Iodine Levels in Children and Pregnant Women in Gusu District of Suzhou from 2014 to 2023
Zhang Shanshan
Abstract：OBJECTIVE To analyze the iodine nutrition status in children and pregnant women in Gusu District from 2014 to 2023.METHODS According to the annual JIANGSU PROVINCE IODINE DEFICIENCY DISEASE MONITORING SCHEME.The urine of the children and pregnant women were collected.RESULTS The results showed that from 2014 to 2023,the median children's urine iodine in Gusu District of Suzhou was 241.0 μg/L,210.0 μg/L,144.0 μg/L,204.0 μg/L,176.4 μg/L,202.1 μg/L,260.2 μg/L,220.2 μg/L,188.3 μg/L and 199.5 μg/L.The difference of the urinary iodine level between years were statistically significant(F=10.811,P＜0.05).More than half of children have higher urine iodine levels higher than 200 μg/L in the year of 2014,2015,2017,2019,2020 and 2021.From 2014 to 2023,the median pregnant women urine iodine were 166.9μg/L,174.9μg/L,90.5μg/L,186.0μg/L,141.0μg/L,124.5μg/L,180.5μg/L,135.3μg/L,94.7μg/L and 123.0 μg/L.The difference of the urinary iodine level between years were statistically significant(F=7.124,P＜0.05).More than half of the pregnant women have lower urine iodine lev-els less than 150 μg/L in the year of 2016,2018,2019,2021,2022 and 2023.CONCLUSION It is reminded that in Gusu District of Suzhou,the iodine nutrition of children's iodine nutrition is at an appropriate level,but the iodine nutritionof pregnant women is lower,which suggest the iodine supplement should be carried out scientificallye.
Keywords：urinary iodinechildrenpregnant womenanalyze
Publication Date：2024-10-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 35-37 )