Table 3 Estimated daily iodine intake of 296 children; as observed and as corrected for body weight
From: High iodine intake by preschool children in Miyagi prefecture, Japan
Age | Boys | Girls | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | GM | MED | No. | GM | MED | No. | GM | MED | |
(A) As observed (unit: μg iodine/day) | |||||||||
3 + 4 years | 39 | 257.7 | 128 | 36 | 191.1 | 141 | 75 | 223.2 | 137 |
5 years | 74 | 181.7 | 133 | 60 | 142.8 | 114 | 134 | 163.1 | 126 |
6 years | 47 | 160.7 | 138 | 40 | 156.2 | 108 | 87 | 158.6 | 123 |
Total | 160 | 190.9 | 136 | 136 | 158.4 | 116 | 296 | 175.2 | 127 |
(B) As corrected for body weight (unit; μg iodine/kg body weight/day) | |||||||||
3 + 4 years | 39 | 14.64 | 8.13 | 36 | 11.00 | 7.60 | 75 | 12.76 | 7.66 |
5 years | 74 | 9.25 | 6.80 | 60 | 7.34 | 5.93 | 134 | 8.34 | 6.12 |
6 years | 47 | 7.02 | 6.08 | 40 | 7.61 | 4.80 | 87 | 7.29 | 5.72 |
Total | 160 | 9.54 | 6.64 | 136 | 8.26 | 6.05 | 296 | 8.93 | 6.28 |