Iodine status five years after the mandatory salt iodization legislation indicates above requirement: a cross sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4 Agreement between UIC and goiter to diagnose iodine deficiency in school age children

	With goiter	No goiter	Total	Kappa coefficient^a	P value
UIC < 100 μg/l	17	14	31	0.098	0.011
UIC ≥100 μg/l	105	222	327
Total	122	236	358

^aKappa is calculated for iodine deficiency in 2 X 2 table (UIC < 100 μg/l vs. presence of goiter) and numbers in cells are reported

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