Establishment of Trimester-Specific Reference Intervals for Thyroid Hormones in Korean Pregnant Women
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
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: 198-204, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Establishment of trimester- and assay-specific reference intervals for every population is recommended. The aim of this study was to establish a trimester- and assay-specific reference interval for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) in Korean pregnant women.METHODS:
From April 2012 to December 2012, 531 pregnant women receiving prenatal care and 238 age-matched, non-pregnant women were enrolled in this study. After excluding patients with pregnancy-associated complications or thyroid-specific autoantibody, 465 pregnant and 206 non-pregnant women were included. Non-parametric analysis (2.5-97.5th percentile) was performed to determine the reference interval. Levels of TSH and FT4 were determined by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (Elecsys thyroid tests, Roche Diagnostics, Germany).RESULTS:
The TSH reference intervals were 0.01-4.10, 0.01-4.26, and 0.15-4.57 mIU/L for the first, second, and third trimester, respectively. From the first trimester to the third trimester, the median TSH levels showed a significantly increasing trend (P<0.0001). The FT4 reference intervals were 0.83-1.65, 0.71-1.22, and 0.65-1.13 ng/dL for the first, second, and third trimester, respectively, showing a significantly decreasing trend (P<0.0001).CONCLUSIONS:
Establishing trimester-specific reference intervals in pregnant women is essential for accurate assessment of thyroid function. Our population-specific and method-specific reference intervals will be useful for screening Korean pregnant women for thyroid disease.
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Main subject:
Pregnancy Trimesters
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Prenatal Care
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Reference Values
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Thyroid Hormones
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Thyroxine
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Immunoassay
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Case-Control Studies
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Asian People
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Republic of Korea
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Luminescent Measurements
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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