Subclinical Changes in Maternal Thyroid Function Parameters in Pregnancy and Fetal Growth
Johns L, Ferguson K, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, Meeker J, McElrath T. Subclinical Changes in Maternal Thyroid Function Parameters in Pregnancy and Fetal Growth. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2017, 103: 1349-1358. PMID: 29293986, PMCID: PMC6018657, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-01698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAsymptomatic DiseasesBirth WeightCase-Control StudiesFemaleFetal DevelopmentHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPremature BirthProspective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsThyroid DiseasesThyroid Function TestsThyroid GlandThyroid HormonesThyroxineUltrasonography, PrenatalYoung AdultConceptsBirth weight z-scoreOvert thyroid diseaseThyroid function parametersWeight z-scoreFetal growthThyroid diseaseInverse associationPregnant womenMeasurements of estimated fetal weightSubclinical changesIndices of fetal growthCase-control study of preterm birthStudy of preterm birthZ-scoreAbnormal fetal growthMaternal thyroid functionWeeks of gestationInfluence fetal growthZ-score decreaseThyroid-stimulating hormoneProspective birth cohortCase-control studyFunction parametersFetal weightPreterm birthLongitudinal Profiles of Thyroid Hormone Parameters in Pregnancy and Associations with Preterm Birth
Johns L, Ferguson K, McElrath T, Mukherjee B, Seely E, Meeker J. Longitudinal Profiles of Thyroid Hormone Parameters in Pregnancy and Associations with Preterm Birth. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0169542. PMID: 28060899, PMCID: PMC5217954, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthNested case-control study of preterm birthThyroid hormonesSubclinical alterationsPregnant womenCase-control study of preterm birthThyroid diseaseOdds of preterm birthOngoing birth cohort studyNested case-control studyStudy of preterm birthAssociated with preterm birthBirth cohort studyTime pointsMultivariate logistic regression modelOverall preterm birthSpontaneous preterm birthWeeks of gestationClinical thyroid diseaseOvert thyroid diseaseThyroid hormone parametersMaternal thyroid hormone concentrationsMaternal thyroid hormonesLogistic regression models