ArticlePublic health nutrition2019
A systematic review of iodine deficiency among women in the UK.
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- Intake of iodine in a sample of UK mother-infant pairs, 6-12 months after birth: a cross-sectional study.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Pregnant women at risk for iodine deficiency but adequate iodine intake in school-aged children of Zhejiang Province, China.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2024Article
- Midwives and public health nurses' knowledge and clinical practice in securing sufficient iodine status in relation to pregnancy: A cross-sectional study.Nursing open · 2023Article
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- HPLC Analysis of the Urinary Iodine Concentration in Pregnant Women.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Impact of iodine supplementation during preconception, pregnancy and lactation on maternal thyroid homeostasis and offspring psychomotor development: protocol of the IodineMinho prospective study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study reviewed the literature on iodine status among women of childbearing age and pregnant women in the UK. Particular attention was given to study quality and methods used to assess iodine status.
designA systematic review was conducted to examine the literature and critically evaluate study design.
settingStudies were identified in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Ovid MEDLINE databases, as well as from secondary references.
participantsWomen of childbearing age or pregnant, living in the UK.
resultsFifty-seven articles were identified and twelve articles were selected, including a total of 5283 women. Nine studies conducted urinary iodine assessments, three studies conducted dietary assessments only, and seven studies classified their target population as iodine deficient according to WHO criteria.
conclusionsNo single study from the selected articles could produce nationally representative results regarding the prevalence of iodine deficiency among the female population in the UK. Consideration of the evidence as a whole suggests that women of childbearing age and pregnant women in the UK are generally iodine insufficient. Further large-scale research is required for more accurate and reliable evidence on iodine status in the UK.
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