Tomáš Šálek1,2, Ishraq Dhaifalah3,4, Dagmar Langova5, Jana Havalová3. 1. Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Tomas Bata Hospital in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic. 2. Medical Faculty, University of Ostrava in Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tomas Bata Hospital in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic. 4. FETMED (Fetmed Fetal medicine center and genetics), Olomouc, Ostrava, Czech Republic. 5. Internal Medicine Clinic, Tomas Bata Hospital in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To establish maternal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) reference ranges for first trimester screening from 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of gestation. METHODS: A total of 10 592 singleton and 201 twin consecutive Caucasian pregnant women who underwent simultaneously prenatal first trimester Down's syndrome screening and thyroid function screening from January 2010 to November 2017 were included in the study. Women with positive antithyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) and positive personal history of thyroid disease were previously excluded. TSH was measured by immunochemiluminescent assay on ci 16200 Abbott Architect analyzer. Nonparametric percentile method (also known as CLSI C28.A3) was used for the determination of reference ranges. RESULTS: We established reference ranges of TSH for the period of gestation from 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of pregnancy as 0.16-3.43 mU/L for singleton Caucasian pregnancies and 0.02-2.95 mU/L for twin Caucasian pregnancies. The median (IQR) of TSH for singleton pregnancies was higher than that for twin pregnancies (1.25 mU/L (0.83-1.81) vs 0.84 (0.37-1.47), respectively; P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: Each first trimester screening center should be aware of which type of immunoassay their laboratory uses. TSH reference ranges in women during the first trimester of pregnancy are lower than those for general population. Twin pregnancies have lower TSH than singleton pregnancies.
BACKGROUND: To establish maternal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) reference ranges for first trimester screening from 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of gestation. METHODS: A total of 10 592 singleton and 201 twin consecutive Caucasian pregnant women who underwent simultaneously prenatal first trimester Down's syndrome screening and thyroid function screening from January 2010 to November 2017 were included in the study. Women with positive antithyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) and positive personal history of thyroid disease were previously excluded. TSH was measured by immunochemiluminescent assay on ci 16200 Abbott Architect analyzer. Nonparametric percentile method (also known as CLSI C28.A3) was used for the determination of reference ranges. RESULTS: We established reference ranges of TSH for the period of gestation from 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of pregnancy as 0.16-3.43 mU/L for singleton Caucasian pregnancies and 0.02-2.95 mU/L for twin Caucasian pregnancies. The median (IQR) of TSH for singleton pregnancies was higher than that for twin pregnancies (1.25 mU/L (0.83-1.81) vs 0.84 (0.37-1.47), respectively; P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: Each first trimester screening center should be aware of which type of immunoassay their laboratory uses. TSH reference ranges in women during the first trimester of pregnancy are lower than those for general population. Twin pregnancies have lower TSH than singleton pregnancies.
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