Iodine Nutriture in children 6-<12 years

 DNP report, ICMR, 2001

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 


MEDIAN VALUE (mg/L) OF URINARY IODINE FOR CHILDREN (6-<12 YEARS) AND

IODINE LEVEL IN EDIBLE SALT SAMPLES COLLECTED AT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL

 

Name of

district

No. of urine samples analysed

Median value (mg/L)

No. of salt samples analysed

>= 15 ppm iodine in salt samples (%)

North

 

Mandi

Dehradun

Lakhimpur Kheri

Badaun

Baramulla

Bikaner

Mainpuri

Srinagar

 

 

2001

1617

2003

1978

2082

1824

1050

1661

 

 

150

127

90

118

200

118

90

200

 

 

293

300

298

797

300

35

394

298

 

 

190(64.8)

242(80.7)

22(7.4)

313(39.3)

248(82.7)

6(17.1)

39(9.9)

246(82.6)

East

Bishnupur

Gaya

Patna

Dibrugarh

Nagaon

 

2076

1802

1671

2040

1836

 

106

90

109

115

115

 

 

651

288

764

300

691

 

637(97.8)

7(2.4)

366(47.9)

130(43.3)

689(99.7)

South

 

Mehboob Nagar

 

 

1748

 

 

150

 

 

172

 

 

8(4.7)

West

 

Raigarh

 

 

2092

 

 

100

 

 

300

 

 

118(39.3)

ALL DISTRICTS

 

27481

 

-

 

5881

 

3261(55.45)

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION OF ESTIMATED URINARY IODINE VALUES (mg/L) AMONG

CHILDREN (6-<12 YEARS)

 

Name of district

No. of Urine samples analysed

Distribution of Urine Iodine estimation values (m g/L)

<20

20-49

50-99

>=100

NORTH

 

Mandi

Dehradun

Lakhimpur Kheri

Badaun

Baramulla

Bikaner

Mainpuri

Srinagar

 

 

 

2001

1617

2003

1978

2082

1824

1050

1661

 

 

20 (1.0)

3 (0.2)

101 (5.0)

22 (1.1)

42 (2.0)

145 (7.9)

68 (6.5)

NIL (0.0)

 

 

59 (2.9)

156 (9.6)

308 (15.4)

2 (0.1)

22 (1.1)

53 (2.9)

145 (13.8)

NIL (0.0)

 

 

322 (16.1)

435 (26.9)

621 (31.0)

403 (20.4)

202 (9.7)

176 (9.6)

321 (30.6)

33 (2.0)

 

 

1600 (80.0)

1023 (63.3)

973 (48.6)

1551 (78.4)

1816 (87.2)

1450 (79.5)

516 (49.1)

1328 (98.0)

EAST

 

Bishnupur

Gaya

Patna

Dibrugarh

Nagaon

 

 

 

2076

1802

1671

2040

1836

 

 

117 (5.6)

55 (3.1)

13 (0.8)

52 (2.5)

NIL (0.0)

 

 

197 (9.5)

297 (16.5)

5 (0.3)

220 (10.8)

15 (0.8)

 

 

674 (32.5)

639 (35.5)

376 (22.5)

503 (24.7)

589 (32.1)

 

 

1088 (52.4)

811 (45.0)

1277 (76.4)

1265 (62.0)

1232 (67.1)

SOUTH

 

Mehboob Nagar

 

 

1748

 

 

121 (6.9)

 

 

177 (10.1)

 

 

327 (18.7)

 

 

1123 (64.2)

WEST

 

Raigarh

 

 

2092

 

 

405 (19.4)

 

 

285 (13.6)

 

 

333 (15.9)

 

 

1069 (51.1)

ALL DISTRICTS

 

27481

 

1164 (4.3)

 

1941 (7.1)

 

5954 (21.7)

 

18422 (67.0)

 

 

LEVEL OF IODINE CONTENT IN COMMON EDIBLE SALT SAMPLES

ESTIMATED BY VOLUMETRIC METHOD

 

Name of district

Number of samples

Ppm iodine in sample (%)

0

1- <5

5- <10

10 - <15

>= 15

NORTH

 

Mandi

Dehradun

Lakhimpur Kheri

Badaun

Baramulla

Bikaner

Mainpuri

Srinagar

 

 

 

293

300

298

797

300

35

394

298

 

 

 

NIL (0.0)

28 (9.3)

27 (9.1)

54 (6.8)

NIL (0.0)

2 (5.7)

57 (14.5)

NIL (0.0)

 

 

14 (4.8)

12 (4.0)

138(46.3)

4 (0.5)

3 (1.0)

24 (68.6)

136 (34.5)

3 (1.0)

 

 

39 (13.3)

6 (2.0)

80 (26.8)

182 (22.8)

18 (6.0)

2 (5.7)

115 (29.2)

18 (6.0)

 

 

 

50 (17.1)

12 (4.0)

31 (10.4)

244 (30.6)

31 (10.3)

1 (2.86)

47 (11.9)

31 (10.4)

 

 

 

190 (64.8)

242 (80.7)

22 (7.4)

313 (39.3)

248 (82.7)

6 (17.1)

39 (9.9)

246 (82.6)

EAST

 

Bishnupur

Gaya

Patna

Dibrugarh

Nagaon

 

 

 

651

288

764

300

691

 

 

 

5 (0.8)

2 (0.7)

4 (0.5)

6 (2.0)

2 (0.3)

 

 

 

NIL (0.0)

72 (25.0)

9 (1.2)

32 (10.7)

NIL (0.0)

 

 

NIL (0.0)

130 (45.1)

194 (25.4)

72 (24.0)

NIL (0.0)

 

 

9 (1.4)

77 (26.7)

191 (25.0)

60 (20.0)

NIL (0.0)

 

 

637 (97.8)

7 (2.4)

366 (47.9)

130 (43.3)

689 (99.7)

SOUTH

 

Mehboob Nagar

 

 

172

 

 

128

 

 

5 (2.9)

 

 

27 (15.7)

 

 

4 (2.3)

 

 

8 (4.7)

WEST

 

Raigarh

 

 

300

 

 

28 (9.3)

 

 

134 (44.7)

 

 

20 (6.7)

 

 

NIL (0.0)

 

 

118 (69.3)

ALL DISTRICTS

 

5881

 

343 (5.8)

 

586 (10.0)

 

903 (15.4)

 

788 (13.4)

 

3261 (55.45)

 

 

Ref: Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders in 16 Districts of India, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, 2001. Part I Report of an  ICMR task force study- District Nutrition Project