Monitoring and analysis of iodine nutrition levels in pregnant women in Tongren City, Guizhou Province from 2020 to 2022
10.3760/cma.j.cn231583-20230313-00053
- VernacularTitle:2020 - 2022年贵州省铜仁市孕妇碘营养水平监测分析
- Author:
Weizhong WANG
1
;
Mengmeng ZHOU
;
Ting LONG
;
Sinian LYU
;
Dafei REN
Author Information
1. 铜仁市疾病预防控制中心,铜仁 554300
- Keywords:
Pregnant women;
Salts;
Urine;
Iodine nutrition
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endemiology
2024;43(9):742-745
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the iodine nutrition status of pregnant women in Tongren City, and to provide a basis for scientific iodine supplementation of key population.Methods:From 2020 to 2022, a cross-sectional survey was conducted, and one township (street) was selected from each of the five districts of east, west, south, north, and central in 10 counties (districts) of Tongren City each year. Twenty pregnant women were selected from each township (street) for the determination of iodine level in household salt samples and one random urine sample. The levels of salt iodine and urinary iodine in pregnant women from different years and regions, as well as the distribution of urinary iodine during different pregnancy periods, were compared and analyzed.Results:A total of 3 000 household edible salt samples were collected from pregnant women, with a median salt iodine level of 27.3 mg/kg. The coverage rate of iodized salt was 99.7% (2 991/3 000), the qualified rate of iodized salt was 96.1% (2 875/2 991), and the consumption rate of qualified iodized salt was 95.8% (2 875/3 000). There was a statistically significant difference in the iodine level of household salt consumed by pregnant women in different years ( H = 6.85, P < 0.001). A total of 3 000 urine samples from pregnant women were tested, and the median urinary iodine was 177.4 μg/L. By years, the median urinary iodine levels in different years were 197.8, 169.2, and 168.3 μg/L, with statistically significant differences ( H = 35.46, P < 0.001). By region, there were statistically significant differences in the median urinary iodine levels of pregnant women in different counties (districts, H = 104.00, P < 0.001); among them, Yuping County had the lowest median urinary iodine level, at 149.8 μg/L. By pregnancy periods, there were no statistically significant difference in the median urinary iodine levels of pregnant women in different pregnancy periods ( H = 177.44, P = 0.290). Conclusions:The overall iodine nutrition level of pregnant women in Tongren City is appropriate, and the iodine nutrition of pregnant women in individual areas is insufficient. We should continue to strengthen the monitoring of iodine nutrition level, pay attention to the iodine nutrition status of pregnant women in key areas, and guide pregnant women to supplement iodine scientifically.