Effect of thyroid peroxidase antibodies on thyroid-stimulating hormone reference limits in a primarily Latina population

The aim of the paper is to determine the prevalence of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) and assess its effect on the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) reference range during pregnancy in a primarily Latina population. Serum samples were collected from healthy pregnant women and non-pregnant controls. TSH reference ranges were calculated when TPOAb-positive patients were either included or excluded. A total of 134 pregnant women and 107 non-pregnant controls were recruited. Positive TPOAb titres were found in 23 (17.2%) of the 134 pregnant women, and in 14 (13.1%) of the 107 non-pregnant controls. When the TPOAb-positive women were included in the TSH analysis, the upper reference limit using two different methods was consistently higher: 0-2.2 fold in the non-pregnant women, 2.01-2.78 fold in the first trimester, 3.18-4.7 fold in the second and 1.05-1.42 fold in the third. The lower TSH reference limit was not affected by the inclusion of TPOAb-positive subjects. In conclusion, inclusion of TPOAb-positive patients results in higher upper reference limits during pregnancy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2

Enthalten in:

Obstetric medicine - 2(2009), 4 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 154-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Richard H [VerfasserIn]
Spencer, Carole A [VerfasserIn]
Montoro, Martin N [VerfasserIn]
Aghajanian, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Goodwin, T Murphy [VerfasserIn]
Miller, Erin A [VerfasserIn]
Petrovic, Ivana [VerfasserIn]
Braverman, Lewis E [VerfasserIn]
Mestman, Jorge H [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Latina
Pregnancy
Reference
Thyroid

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Date Completed 31.08.2016

Date Revised 29.09.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1258/om.2009.090039

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM263913295