“…Considering these factors, the importance of iodine for thyroxine synthesis, the fact that iron deficiency impairs thyroid metabolism, and the correlation between thyroid function and renal function, we also included urinary iodine concentration (UIC), serum iron (Fe), and creatinine (Cre) in our study. 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 Non‐Hispanic White, Mexican American, Non‐Hispanic Black, and Other were the four categories used to classify ethnicity. For subgroup analyses, all continuous variables were converted to categorical variables.…”