Xiaomei Zhang1, Baoting Yao2, Chenyan Li3, Jinyuan Mao3, Weiwei Wang3, Xiaochen Xie3, Xiaochun Teng3, Cheng Han3, Weiwei Zhou4, Chenyang Li4, Bin Xu5, Lihua Bi6, Tao Meng7, Jianling Du8, Shaowei Zhang9, Zhengnan Gao10, Liu Yang11, Chenling Fan3, Weiping Teng3, Zhongyan Shan3. 1. 1 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University International Hospital , Beijing, China . 2. 2 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of Dandong City , Dandong, China . 3. 3 The Endocrine Institute and The Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrine Diseases, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of China Medical University , Shenyang, China . 4. 4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shenyang Women's and Children's Hospital , Shenyang, China . 5. 5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, No. 202 Hospital of People's Liberation Army , Shenyang, China . 6. 6 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dalian Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital , Dalian, China . 7. 7 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Hospital of China Medical University , Shenyang, China . 8. 8 Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University , Dalian, China . 9. 9 Department of Endocrinology, No. 202 Hospital of People's Liberation Army , Shenyang, China . 10. 10 Department of Endocrinology, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital Affiliated of Dalian Medical University , Dalian, China . 11. 11 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shenyang Women and Children Health Care Center , Shenyang, China .
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A self-sequential longitudinal reference interval may be expected to minimize the inter-individual variation of thyroid function. Comparison between the self-sequential longitudinal reference interval (SLRI) and cross-sectional reference interval (CSRI) in pregnancy has not been well investigated. The objectives of this study were to establish a stringent SLRI of thyroid function in pregnant women and to compare it with the conventional CSRI. METHODS: Three cohorts were enrolled: group 1, pregnant women for an SLRI (n = 99); group 2, pregnant women for a CSRI (n = 1318); group 3, non-pregnant control women (NC) as a control group (n = 301) according to the criteria of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Thyrotropin (TSH), total thyroxine (TT4), free thyroxine (fT4), total triiodothyronine (TT3), free triiodothyronine (fT3), serum ferritin (SF), and urine iodine concentration (UIC) were measured in the three groups. RESULTS: Compared with CSRI, the reference interval of the SLRI group had narrower reference intervals of fT4 in the first and second trimesters (p < 0.05). The median of TSH was at a low level during the first trimester, and then gradually elevated in the second and third trimesters. The median of fT4 persistently decreased from 12 weeks, and did not return to the level of the NC group until 12 months postpartum. The TT4 increased to 131.4 nmol/L at gestational week 8, and reached a peak (170.0 nmol/L) at gestational week 12. In the first trimester, the prevalence of hypothyroxinemia was 9.1%, 4.0%, and 2.0% with a fT4 value below the 10th, 5th, and 2.5th percentile, respectively. In contrast, 29.3% of TT4 values were below the lower non-pregnancy reference limit multiplied by 1.5. CONCLUSIONS: No significant difference was found between a SLRI and a CSRI, even in a stringent self-sequential longitudinal reference interval of thyroid function in pregnant women. In addition, the limit of TT4 below the non-pregnant level multiplied by a factor 1.5 is not appropriate for diagnosing hypothyroxinemia in the first trimester.
BACKGROUND: A self-sequential longitudinal reference interval may be expected to minimize the inter-individual variation of thyroid function. Comparison between the self-sequential longitudinal reference interval (SLRI) and cross-sectional reference interval (CSRI) in pregnancy has not been well investigated. The objectives of this study were to establish a stringent SLRI of thyroid function in pregnant women and to compare it with the conventional CSRI. METHODS: Three cohorts were enrolled: group 1, pregnant women for an SLRI (n = 99); group 2, pregnant women for a CSRI (n = 1318); group 3, non-pregnant control women (NC) as a control group (n = 301) according to the criteria of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Thyrotropin (TSH), total thyroxine (TT4), free thyroxine (fT4), total triiodothyronine (TT3), free triiodothyronine (fT3), serum ferritin (SF), and urine iodine concentration (UIC) were measured in the three groups. RESULTS: Compared with CSRI, the reference interval of the SLRI group had narrower reference intervals of fT4 in the first and second trimesters (p < 0.05). The median of TSH was at a low level during the first trimester, and then gradually elevated in the second and third trimesters. The median of fT4 persistently decreased from 12 weeks, and did not return to the level of the NC group until 12 months postpartum. The TT4 increased to 131.4 nmol/L at gestational week 8, and reached a peak (170.0 nmol/L) at gestational week 12. In the first trimester, the prevalence of hypothyroxinemia was 9.1%, 4.0%, and 2.0% with a fT4 value below the 10th, 5th, and 2.5th percentile, respectively. In contrast, 29.3% of TT4 values were below the lower non-pregnancy reference limit multiplied by 1.5. CONCLUSIONS: No significant difference was found between a SLRI and a CSRI, even in a stringent self-sequential longitudinal reference interval of thyroid function in pregnant women. In addition, the limit of TT4 below the non-pregnant level multiplied by a factor 1.5 is not appropriate for diagnosing hypothyroxinemia in the first trimester.
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cross-sectional; pregnancy; reference interval; self-sequential; thyroid function
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