WHO Global Database on Iodine Deficiency

Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS)
WHO Global Database on Iodine Deficiency
The database on iodine deficiency includes data by country on goitre prevalence and/or urinary iodine concentration
Last Updated: 2006-12-28
URUGUAY
Urinary iodine (µg/L)
Goitre
prevalence (%)
Level
Date
S
1990
Region and sample descriptor
Sex
SAC by department: Durazno urban
B
SAC by department: Rivera urban
B
SAC by department: Tacuarembo urban
B
SAC by department: Tacuarembo rural
B
Age
(years)
11.00 - 14.99
6.00 - 14.99
8.00 - 17.99
6.00 - 14.99
Sample
size
165
231
236
83
Grade
1
Grade
2
TGP
Distribution (%)
<20
20-49
50-99
100-299
Notes
Prevalence (%)
>300
<100
Median
Mean
344.5
278.3
193.3
295.2
SD
Reference General
2869
Line
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NOTES
URUGUAY
Reference no
2869
General Notes:
Sample comprised SAC selected from 3 out of 19 departments; data extracted from summary.
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REFERENCES
URUGUAY
Reference 2869
Ministerio de Salud Publica. Conferencia Internacional de Nutrición: Informe de la República Oriental del Uruguay.
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ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
URUGUAY
Reference 2870
FAO. ESN- perfiles nutricionales de los países: Uruguay. Rome, Organización de la Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación, 1990.
Reference 4845
Bauza JA, Cervino JM, Salveraglio FJ. Epidemilogia del bocio endemico en el Uruguay [Epidemiology of endemic goiter in Uruguay].
Panamericana, 1957, 43 :42-48.
Boletín de la Oficina Sanitaria
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