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We aimed to test the hypothesis that the odds of dyslipidemia including elevated total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein B, and lowered high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and HDL\/LDL ratio are associated with urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in a population perspective. Data of 2495 US adults (\u226520 years) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007\u20132012 were used in this study. Two subgroups (i.e., UIC below vs. above the 10th percentile) were compared of dyslipidemia as defined based on NCEP ATP III guidelines. The differences between the groups were tested statistically by chi-square test, simple linear regressions, and multiple logistic regressions. Serum lipid concentrations differed significantly between two iodine status groups when sociodemographic and lifestyle covariates were controlled (all, p &lt; 0.05). Those with the lowest decile of UIC were more likely to be at risk for elevated total cholesterol (&gt;200 mg\/dL) (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.51, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03\u20132.23) and elevated LDL cholesterol (&gt;130 mg\/dL) (AOR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.11\u20132.23) and lowered HDL\/LDL ratio (&lt;0.4) (AOR = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.18\u20132.33), compared to those with UIC above the 10th percentile. In US adults, low UIC was associated with increased odds for dyslipidemia. Findings of the present cross-sectional study with spot urine samples highlight the significant association between UIC and serum lipids at population level, but do not substantiate a causal relationship. Further investigations are warranted to elucidate the causal relationship among iodine intakes, iodine status, and serum lipid profiles.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu8030171","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,3,17]],"date-time":"2016-03-17T11:35:47Z","timestamp":1458214547000},"page":"171","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["Low Urinary Iodine Concentrations Associated with Dyslipidemia in US Adults"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"8","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4430-3241","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kyung","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, 469 Wilson Road, Trout FSHN Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dayeon","family":"Shin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, 469 Wilson Road, Trout FSHN Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2460-2984","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Won","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, 469 Wilson Road, Trout FSHN Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,3,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1251","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(08)61005-3","article-title":"Iodine-deficiency disorders","volume":"372","author":"Zimmermann","year":"2008","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"57","DOI":"10.1016\/B978-0-12-024924-4.50007-9","article-title":"The regulation and role of epidermal lipid synthesis","volume":"24","author":"Feingold","year":"2014","journal-title":"Adv. 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