[Iodine deficiency in pregnant and fertile women in an area of normal iodine intake].
BACKGROUND
Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of a iodine prophylaxis campaign in pregnant women.


METHODS
Eighty-one pregnant and 29 fertile women were enrolled. The urine iodine concentration was determined.


RESULTS
The median urine concentration of iodine was similar in both groups [pregnant women: 113.3 g/l; non-pregnant women: 99.1 g/l]. 67.9% pregnant women and 51.7% non-pregnant women had urine concentrations of iodine lower than the normal range.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that the ongoing iodine prophylaxis campaign in our community is not effective in the adult population.
Rodríguez
Irene
I
Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Xeral-Cíes, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
Luna
Reyes
R
Ríos
Montserrat
M
Fluiters
Enrique
E
Páramo
Concepción
C
García-Mayor
Ricardo V
RV
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000172:deficiency*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism*
D007455:Iodine