Table 1

 Urinary iodide excretion expressed as μg iodine/mmol creatinine in 227 pregnant and non-pregnant women according to age

Age (years)Pregnant womenNon-pregnant women
Values are mean (SD).
15–19 (n = 24)0.12 (0.06)0.11 (0.08)
20–29 (n = 104)0.13 (0.08)0.14 (0.08)
30–40 (n = 99)0.16 (0.1)0.14 (0.08)
Total (n = 227)0.14 (0.08)0.13 (0.06)