Reference intervals of trimester-specific thyroid stimulating hormone and free thyroxine in Chinese women established by experimental and statistical methods.

TitleReference intervals of trimester-specific thyroid stimulating hormone and free thyroxine in Chinese women established by experimental and statistical methods.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsHan L, Zheng W, Zhai Y, Xie X, Zhang J, Zhang S, Zhao Z, Cao Z
JournalJ Clin Lab Anal
Volume32
Issue4
Paginatione22344
Date Published2018 May
ISSN1098-2825
KeywordsAdult, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimesters, Reference Values, Thyroid Function Tests, Thyrotropin, Thyroxine, Young Adult
Abstract

BACKGROUND: As a result of physiological and metabolic changes during pregnancy, thyroid hormones can be affected significantly throughout entire three trimesters. According to the guidelines published by American Thyroid Association in 2017, it is strongly recommended to establish population-based trimester-specific and assay method-specific reference intervals (RIs) using local population.

METHODS: A total of 1209 pregnant women without personal or family history of thyroid disease were recruited from July 2015 to April 2017 at Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital. Those initially selected patients were further tested for TSH, FT4 and thyroid peroxidase antibody (aTPO), performed on the chemiluminescent platform Siemens ADVIA Centaur XP. Only patients tested negative for aTPO were included in reference interval establishment. RIs for both TSH and FT4 were determined as 2.5th percentile to 97.5th percentile on the data distribution.

RESULTS: The TSH and FT4 trimester-specific RIs were as follows: 0.59-3.54 mIU/L, 11.8-18.4 pmol/L (n = 188, 1st trimester); 0.80-4.46 mIU/L, 11.6-17.4 pmol/L (n = 133, 2nd trimester); 0.72-4.19 mIU/L, 9.7-15.1 pmol/L (n = 157, 3rd trimester). The RIs of TSH and FT4 determined by Hoffmann method for first trimester outpatient pregnant women were 0.33-3.96 mIU/L (n = 9924) and 11.7-17.5 pmol/L (n = 10039), respectively.

CONCLUSION: Trimester-specific thyroid function tests RIs are distinct from those provided by assay manufacturers. The RIs determined by direct sampling and Hoffmann indirect calculation showed no statistical difference.

DOI10.1002/jcla.22344
Alternate JournalJ Clin Lab Anal
PubMed ID29105177
PubMed Central IDPMC6817301
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