title: [Iodine deficiency in pregnant and fertile women in an area of normal iodine intake].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Xeral-Cíes, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Reyes
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ríos
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fluiters
authors.forename: Concepción
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Páramo
authors.forename: Ricardo V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: García-Mayor
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine