Effect of vitamin A on the relationship between maternal thyroid hormones in early pregnancy and fetal growth: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fetal growth patterns are influenced by maternal thyroid function and vitamin A level during pregnancy. Vitamin A presents interactions with thyroid tissues and hormonal systems. We examined whether vitamin A status modified the associations of maternal thyroid hormones in early pregnancy and fetal growth outcomes among euthyroid pregnant women in a prospective cohort study (n = 637).

Methods

We performed multiple linear regression and multinomial logistic regression analysis to investigate the effects of thyroid hormones in early pregnancy on fetal growth according to different levels of serum vitamin A based on median value.

Results

A 1 pmol/L increase in maternal free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels was associated with an increased birth weight of 0

SUBMITTER: Lyu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9449534 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature