2018
Associations between maternal phenol and paraben urinary biomarkers and maternal hormones during pregnancy: A repeated measures study
Aker A, Johns L, McElrath T, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Associations between maternal phenol and paraben urinary biomarkers and maternal hormones during pregnancy: A repeated measures study. Environment International 2018, 113: 341-349. PMID: 29366524, PMCID: PMC5866216, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid hormonesAssociated with altered thyroid hormone levelsFetal health outcomesThyroid hormone levelsIQR increaseMultivariate regression analysisGestational ageMultivariate linear regression modelFetal neurodevelopmentPregnant womenFree thyroxinePotential biological mechanismsTime of exposureUrinary biomarkersCohort studyHormone levelsParaben biomarkersTotal triiodothyronineCase-control samplePregnancyBlood samplesTotal thyroxineHormone concentrationsHealth outcomesHormone
2017
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
2016
Associations between Repeated Measures of Maternal Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Thyroid Hormone Parameters during Pregnancy
Johns L, Ferguson K, McElrath T, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Associations between Repeated Measures of Maternal Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Thyroid Hormone Parameters during Pregnancy. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016, 124: 1808-1815. PMID: 27152641, PMCID: PMC5089879, DOI: 10.1289/ehp170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleFetal DevelopmentHomeostasisHumansLinear ModelsPhthalic AcidsPregnancyThyroid HormonesConceptsUrinary phthalate metabolitesMaternal urinary phthalate metabolitesThyroid hormone parametersThyroid hormone levelsPregnant womenPhthalate metabolitesStudy visitsHormonal parametersNested case-control study of preterm birthMeasures of urinary phthalate metabolitesHormone levelsCase-control study of preterm birthStudy of preterm birthThyroid hormonesEnvironmental phthalate exposureNested case-control studyNormal thyroid functionLevels of thyroid hormonesThyroid function markersTime pointsCirculating levels of thyroid hormonesTotal thyroid hormonesPreterm birthFetal growthPlasma thyroid hormone levels