Mild Anemia May Affect Thyroid Function in Pregnant Chinese Women During the First Trimester.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnant women are often susceptible to anemia, which can damage the thyroid gland. However, compared with moderate and severe anemia, less attention has been paid to mild anemia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of mild anemia on the thyroid function in pregnant women during the first trimester.

Methods

A total of 1,761 women in the first trimester of their pregnancy were enrolled from Shenyang, China, and divided into mild anemia and normal control groups based on their hemoglobin levels. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4), and free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels were compared between the two groups.

Results

The TSH levels of pregnant women with mild anemia were higher than those of pregnant women without mild anemi

SUBMITTER: Nie GY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8695550 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature