Age- and sex-adjusted iodine/creatinine ratio. A new standard in epidemiological surveys? Evaluation of three different estimates of iodine excretion based on casual urine samples and comparison to 24h values

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 361-363

  Knudsen, N ^a   Christiansen, E ^a   Brandt Christensen, M ^b   Nygaard, B ^c   Perrild, H ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Evaluation studies; Iodine; Methods; Urine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IODINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CREATININE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034037904     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600935     Document Type: Article

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