Table 5

Comparison of urine iodine contents of women volunteers (as the same volunteers) with treatment before and after consuming iodine enriched eggs in Ban Nong Nok Kean village and Ban Kew village

Median urine iodine contents

(μg/dL)

Ban Kew village

Ban Nong Nok Kean village

Before consuming iodine enriched eggs

6.87

7.11

After consuming iodine enriched eggs

20.76

13.09

F-test

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Statistical signification

**

**

Number of volunteers

57

53

** highly statistical significant as P value < 0.001

Note: There were 14 volunteers (12 in Ban Nong Nok Kean village and 2 in Ban Kew village) that dropped out during the study.

Charoensiriwatana et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:68   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-68