title: Iodine Nutritional Status among Adolescent Girls in Uttarakhand, India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Uttarakhand (UK) state is a known endemic region for Iodine deficiency.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess iodine nutritional status among adolescent girls in districts: Udham Singh Nagar (USN), Nainital (N) and Pauri (P) of UK state.
  
  
  METHODS
  In each district, 30 clusters (schools) were identified by using population proportionate to size cluster sampling. In each school, 60 girls (12-18 years) attending the schools were included. Total of 5430 girls from USN (1823), N (1811) and P (1796) were studied. Clinical examination of thyroid of each girl was conducted. From each cluster, spot urine and salt samples were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total goiter rate was found to be 6.8% (USN), 8.2% (N) and 5.6% (P). Median urinary iodine concentration levels were 250 μg/l (USN), 200 μg/l (N) and 183 μg/l (P).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings of the study documented that adolescent girls had adequate iodine nutritional status in the three districts of UK.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India umeshkapil@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Umesh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kapil
authors.affiliation: Department of Foods and Nutrition, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara-390002, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sareen
authors.affiliation: Department of Foods and Nutrition, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara-390002, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Vanisha S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Nambiar
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India.
authors.forename: Preetika
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khenduja
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India.
authors.forename: Nighat Yaseen
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Sofi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000652:urine*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; D007455:Iodine
keywords: goiter; iodine deficiency disorders; salt iodization; urinary iodine concentration