Low Iodine Intake May Decrease Women's Fecundity: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Salt iodization is one of the most cost-effective strategies to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). However, China's dismantling of salt monopoly has reduced the availability of iodized salt in the susceptible population in pregnancy, which might cause IDD and have adverse health effects on both themselves and their offspring. The aim of our study was therefore to explore the association between IDD and women's reproductive health. This is a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in 2018 in Zhejiang Province, China. A total of 1653 pregnant women participated in this study. Median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in the population was used to assess iodine intake. Cox regression analyses were used to estimate the association between iodine intake and time to pregnancy,

SUBMITTER: Xing M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8467427 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature