Urinary iodine, thyroid function, and thyroglobulin as biomarkers of iodine status

• Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 104 Suppl 3; pp. 898S - 901S
• Main Authors: Pearce, Elizabeth N, Caldwell, Kathleen L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Biomarkers - blood; Developing Countries; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Iodine - blood; Iodine - deficiency; Nutrition Assessment; Nutritional Status; Pregnancy; Public Health; Thyroglobulin - blood; Thyroid Function Tests; Thyroid Gland - metabolism; Thyrotropin; Thyroxine; clinical laboratory tests; iodine status; dried blood spots; urinary iodine; thyroid function tests

The accurate assessment of population iodine status is necessary to inform public health policies and clinical research on iodine nutrition, particularly the role of iodine adequacy in normal neurodevelopment. Urinary iodine concentration (UIC) directly reflects dietary iodine intake and is the most...