title: Urinary iodine excretion levels amongst schoolchildren in Haryana.
abstract: This study was conducted in 2006 to assess the current iodine nutriure of the population in Haryana by assessing the urinary iodine excretion levels amongst the school age children between 6-12 years. Altogether 3,019 urine samples were collected from all the 19 districts in Haryana. The urinary iodine was analyzed by using wet digestion method. Less than 1 % of children had urinary iodine excretion levels below 20 mcg/L. Percentage of children with urinary iodine concentration 21-50 mcg/L, 51-99 mcg/L, and 100 mcg/L were 0.8%, 6.2% and 92.6% respectively. We conclude that the Universal Salt Iodization program is being successfully implemented in the state as the population has adequate iodine status at the time of the survey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India. umeshkapil@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Umesh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kapil
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007455:Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000652:urine*; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; C034024:iodized salt; D007455:Iodine