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Longitudinal examination of 24-h urinary iodine excretion in schoolchildren as a sensitive, hydration status–independent research tool for studying iodine status ^1,2,3

¹ From the Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund, Germany.

Background: Because worldwide iodine status (IS) depends on continuous fortification, the adequacy of IS needs to be regularly monitored.

Objective: Our study aimed to evaluate IS in a longitudinal sample of healthy schoolchildren who regularly used table salt iodized with 20 µg I/g.

Design: Urine osmolality (Uosm) and 24-h urinary excretion rates of iodine (24-h UI), sodium, creatinine, and total urine volume (24-h Uvol) were measured in 1046 specimens that were collected at repeated intervals from 1996 to 2003 in a sample of 358 German children aged 6–12 y. Energy intake and food consumption were calculated from 3-d weighed dietary records that were collected in parallel to the urine samples.

Results: During the 4-y period from 1996 to 1999, the median 24-h UI increased from 87 to 93 µg I/d (P = 0.017), whereas urinary iodine concentration (UIC), Uosm, and 24-h Uvol did not change significantly. Thereafter (from 2000 to 2003), UIC stagnated and Uosm decreased (P = 0.004), whereas 24-h Uvol (P = 0.008) and 24-h UI (P = 0.002) increased. The final median 24-h UI reached 120 µg I/d. Milk, fish, egg, and meat intakes and 24-h sodium excretion were all significant predictors of IS, with an almost doubled contribution from milk intake during the second 4-y period.

Conclusions: Our study shows a continuous improvement of IS in a longitudinal sample of German schoolchildren. This improvement was masked when UIC was used as an IS index, especially from 2000 to 2003 because of changes in hydration status. Thus, in research-oriented studies that focus on UIC measurements, hydration status can be a relevant confounder. Longitudinal analyses of 24-h UI in cohort studies may represent an alternative hydration status–independent tool to examine trends in IS and the contribution of relevant foods to IS.

Key Words: Children • iodine status • long-term trend • sodium excretion • dietary intakes • 24-h urine sample • urinary iodine concentration • urine osmolality • animal foods

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