A study among matched pairs of pregnant women and school-age children in central Thailand showed that pregnant women had lower median [range] UIE (108 [11–558] µg/L) compared to their school-aged children (200 [25–835]µg/L).
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Another study using neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) indicated that iodine
deficiency disorder (IDD) is highly prevalent among pregnant women in Thailand.
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