Objective To study the status of prevention and control of
iodine deficiency disorders (IDD),master the
iodine nutritional status of
children and
pregnant women in Liaoning Province.
Methods One hundred counties (districts) of Liaoning Province,34 counties (districts) were randomly selected to carry out a
cross-sectional survey on
iodine nutritional status of the
population according to "National
Surveillance Program on IDD" in 2016.Five townships (
communities) were randomly selected according to their sub-area positions of east,west,south,north and center,1
primary school was randomly selected in each township (
communities),40 non boarding
students aged 8-10 (half
males half
females) were selected from each
school.The radial size of the
thyroid was measured by Ultra-portable Doppler
Diagnostic Ultrasound System and the volume was calculated.Twenty
pregnant women were randomly selected in each township (
communities).Their
salt and random
urine samples were collected;
salt iodine level and urinary
iodine level were tested.Results The mean of
salt iodine content of 6 874
children's
family salt samples was (24.0 ± 4.7) mg/kg,the iodized
salt coverage rate was 98.4% (6 761/6 874) and the
consumption rate of qualified iodized
salt was 95.5% (6 567/6 874).The median urinary
iodine (MUI) of 6 874
children's
urine samples was 168.0 μg/L,and
children's
goiter rate was 1.6% (111/6 874).The mean of
salt iodine content of 3 404
pregnant women's
family salt samples was (24.1 ± 4.3) mg/kg,the iodized
salt coverage rate was 99.0% (3 369/3 404) and the
consumption rate of qualified iodized
salt was 84.6% (2 880/3 404).The MUI 3 404 of
pregnant women's
urine samples was 135.8 μg/L (< 150 μg/L).Conclusions In 2016,8-10 years old
children's urinary
iodine is at adequate level.But the
pregnant women are in
iodine deficiency.