Variations in the Urinary Iodine Concentration and Urinary Iodine/Creatinine Ratio among Preschool Children

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants.

Variables	Boys (n = 93)	Girls (n = 70)	Total (n = 163)
Age (y)	4.3 ± 1.0	4.6 ± 1.1	4.5 ± 1.0
Height (cm)	108.0 ± 8.2	109.6 ± 10.1	108.7 ± 9.1
Weight (kg)	18.0 ± 4.1	18.0 ± 5.3	18.0 ± 4.6
BMI (kg/m^2)	15.1 ± 2.2	14.8 ± 2.1	15.0 ± 2.1

BMI, body mass index. Values are means ± SDs.