Excess urinary iodine concentration and thyroid dysfunction among school age children of eastern Nepal: a matter of concern

Table 2 Comparison of UIC within SIC, gender and type of salt used

Variables	Categories	Mean rank	p-value
UIC	Salt iodine content (SIC) (ppm)		0.000^a
	0	191.02
	< 15	241.54
	> 15	485.43
UIC	Gender		0.640^b
	Boy	469.16
	Girl	477.47
UIC	Type of salt used		0.000^b
	Open salt	169.79
	Packet salt	483.52

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