Another study from western Australia (a region that has previously been shown to be iodine replete) measured
urinary iodine concentration (UIC) of 98 women at 6 months postpartum and checked their thyroid status both postpartum and 12 years later [23].
The median
urinary iodine concentration of Boston - area vegans (78.5 μg / liter) was lower than in the general U.S. adult population (164 μg / liter)(2) and in the Northeast U.S. population (134 μg / liter)(19).
Both a low initial serum TSH and a high initial
urinary iodine concentration can be predictable factors for a recovery from hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis after restricting their iodine intake.
There were no differences between Nishihara and Yamagata in
the urinary iodine concentration, but the urinary iodine concentrations in Kobe and Hotaka were less than those in Nishihara or Yamagata.
Assessment methods include
urinary iodine concentration, goitre, newborn thyroid - stimulating hormone, and blood thyroglobulin.
Assessment methods include
urinary iodine concentration, goiter, newborn TSH, and blood thyroglobulin.
90 % of ingested iodine is excreted via renal pathways, such that median spot
urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) will serve as a biomarker for recent dietary iodine intake (1).