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Table 3 Correlations between the content of iodine in soil and three endemic diseases

From: Association of iodized salt with goiter prevalence in Chinese populations: a continuity analysis over time

Dependent variable

B

Std. Error

Beta

t value

P value

2011

 The rate of goiter

1.730

4.187

0.082

0.413

0.683

 The rate of two-degree goiter

-0.439

0.467

-0.196

-0.940

0.358

 The rate of cretinism

-0.194

0.159

-0.251

-1.215

0.237

2012

 The rate of goiter

1.846

4.150

0.089

0.445

0.660

 The rate of two-degree goiter

-0.432

0.477

-0.190

-0.906

0.375

 The rate of cretinism

-0.175

0.154

-0.235

-1.132

0.270

2013

 The rate of goiter

2.670

3.752

0.141

0.711

0.483

 The rate of two-degree goiter

-0.259

0.454

-0.118

-0.572

0.573

 The rate of cretinism

-0.164

0.151

-0.226

-1.088

0.288