Iodine intake assessment in the staff of a Porto region university (Portugal): the iMC Salt trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is an ongoing worldwide recognized problem with over two billion individuals having insufficient iodine intake. School-aged children and pregnant women are often target groups for epidemiological studies, but there is a lack of knowledge on the general adult population. The aim of this study was to assess the iodine status among a Portuguese public university staff as a proxy for the adult working population.

Methods

The population study covered 103 adults within the iMC Salt randomized clinical trial, aged 24-69 years. Urinary iodine concentration was measured spectrophotometrically using the Sandell-Kolthoff reaction. Iodine food intake was assessed using a 24-h dietary recall. The contribution of discretionary salt to the iodine da

SUBMITTER: Machado A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10117252 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature