Results of the national biomonitoring program show persistent iodine deficiency in Israel

Table 1 Urinary iodine levels in children according to consumption of certain foods

Consumption frequency	N	Median	P values *
Low fat milk (0–1%)
High	18	118.3	0.33
Medium or low	148	78.4	0.33
Medium fat milk (> 1%)
High	130	81.2	0.08
Medium or low	36	71.2	0.08
Chocolate milk
High	88	92.9	0.0002
Medium or low	78	60.8	0.0002
White/cream cheese
High	126	75.4	0.31
Medium or low	40	87.2	0.31
Yogurt
High	92	81.8	0.86
Medium or low	74	79.6	0.86
Yellow/salty cheese
High	147	81.4	0.01
Medium or low	19	55.9	0.01
Iodized salt **
Yes	14	82.7	0.45
No	145	79.6	0.45
Bottled water
Yes	59	75.3	0.28
No	107	83.9	0.28
Filtered water
Yes	115	79.6	0.81
No	50	83.2	0.81
Non-filtered water
Yes	60	83.2	0.38
No	106	79.7	0.38

*Nonpaired Wilcoxon test. Values in bold represent statistically significant results (p < 0.05)
**seven parents didn’t know whether their children consume iodized salt

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