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Noncompliance to iodine supplementation recommendation is a risk factor for iod...
Matta Coelho, CM; Guimaraes, J; Bracchi, I; Xavier Moreira, NX; Pinheiro, C; Ferreira, P; Pestana, D; Barreiros Mota, IB; Cortez, A; Prucha, CPurpose After a recommendation for iodine supplementation in pregnancy has been issued in 2013 in Portugal, there were no studies covering iodine status in pregnancy in the country. The aim of this study was to assess iodine status in pregnant women in Porto region and its association with iodine supplementation. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, f...
The association of milk and dairy consumption with iodine status in pregnant wo...
Ferreira, P; Pinheiro, C; Matta Coelho, C; Guimarães, J; Pereira, G; Xavier Moreira, N; Cortez, A; Bracchi, I; Pestana, D; Barreiros Mota, I; Prucha, CThe role of milk and dairy products in supplying iodine to pregnant women is unknown in Portugal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between milk and dairy product consumption and the iodine status of pregnant women in the IoMum cohort of the Oporto region. Pregnant women were recruited between 10 and 13 weeks of gestation, when they provided a spot urine sample and information on lifestyle a...
Iodine knowledge is associated with iodine status in Portuguese pregnant women:...
Pinheiro, C; Xavier, Moreira, N; Ferreira, P; Matta, Coelho, C; Guimarães, J; Pereira, G; Cortez, A; Bracchi, I; Pestana, D; Barreiros, Mota, ILack of knowledge about iodine has been suggested as a risk factor for iodine deficiency in pregnant women, but no studies have addressed this issue in Portugal. So, the aim of this study was to investigate iodine knowledge among Portuguese pregnant women and its association with iodine status. IoMum, a prospective observational study, included 485 pregnant women recruited at Centro Hospitalar e Universitário d...