Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Iodine Deficiency The database on iodine deficiency includes data by country on goitre prevalence and/or urinary iodine concentration Last Updated: 2007-05-22 Level Date Region and sample descriptor Sex Age (years) Sample size Grade 1 Goitre prevalence (%) Grade 2 Urinary iodine (µg/l) Distribution (%) Prevalence (%) TGP <20 20-49 50-99 100-299 >300 <100 Median Mean N 1998 National: SAC: Total B 6.00-12.99 2585 1.4 17.1 48.4 66.9 1336 1 * SAC by age B 6.00-6.99 395 86 SAC by age B 7.00-7.99 413 84 SAC by age B 8.00-8.99 490 SAC by age B 9.00-9.99 516 83 SAC by age B 10.00-10.99 504 SAC by age B 11.00-11.99 460 75 SAC by age B 12.00-12.99 68 SAC by sex and age F 6.00-6.99 194 84 SAC by sex and age F 7.00-7.99 217 SAC by sex and age F 8.00-8.99 249 SAC by sex and age F 9.00-9.99 286 SAC by sex and age F 10.00-10.99 266 SAC by sex and age F 11.00-11.99 240 69 SAC by sex and age F 12.00-12.99 38 59 SAC by sex and age M 6.00-6.99 201 89 SAC by sex and age M 7.00-7.99 196 90 SAC by sex and age M 8.00-8.99 241 85 SAC by sex and age M 9.00-9.99 230 86 SAC by sex and age M 10.00-10.99 238 83 SAC by sex and age M 11.00-11.99 220 85 SAC by sex and age M 12.00-12.99 39 SAC by province: Antwerp B 6.00-12.99 76 SAC by province: East Flanders B 6.00-12.99 82 SAC by province: Flemish Brabant B 6.00-12.99 55 SAC by province: Hainaut B 6.00-12.99 73 SAC by province: Liège B 6.00-12.99 SAC by province: Limburg B 6.00-12.99 90 SAC by province: Luxembourg B 6.00-12.99 SAC by province: Namur B 6.00-12.99 SAC by province: Walloon Brabant B 6.00-12.99 SAC by province: West Flanders B 6.00-12.99 76 L 1994 ThyroMobil study 3 sites: SAC B 6.00-15.99 457 55.0 1319 2 * SD Reference Notes General Line
Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Iodine Deficiency The database on iodine deficiency includes data by country on goitre prevalence and/or urinary iodine concentration Last Updated: 2007-05-22
NOTES Reference no 1336 General Notes: Cross-sectional survey of 2-3 schools per province, 1 in the main town and 1 or 2 in other areas; prevalence of goitre investigated by ultrasonography, values not reported in the database. Line note 1 UI median range for the 23 schools: 73-90 µg /L Reference no 1319 General Notes: The ThyroMobil study in Belgium covered 3 sites; prevalence of goitre determined by ultrasonography, values not reported in the database; data extracted from references No. 1319 and 3384. Line note 2 UI median range: 50.0-58.0 µg/l
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