1.Association of Cord Blood Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Levels with Maternal, Delivery and Infant Factors.
Karen M L TAN ; Anne H Y CHU ; See Ling LOY ; Victor Samuel RAJADURAI ; Clement K M HO ; Yap Seng CHONG ; Neerja KARNANI ; Yung Seng LEE ; Fabian Kok Peng YAP ; Shiao Yng CHAN
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2020;49(12):937-947
INTRODUCTION:
This study examined maternal, delivery and infant factors associated with cord thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentrations in an Asian population.
METHODS:
The Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) study is a mother-offspring birth cohort from 2 major hospitals in Singapore. Cord serum TSH was measured using the Abbott ARCHITECT TSH Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay and the ADVIA Centaur TSH-3 Immunoassay. After excluding infants with a maternal history of thyroid disease, screening cord TSH results from 604 infants were available for multivariable regression analysis in relation to the factors of interest.
RESULTS:
Babies born by vaginal delivery had significantly higher cord serum TSH concentrations than babies born by caesarean section. Cord serum TSH concentrations differed significantly by measurement method. There was no association of cord TSH concentrations with ethnicity, sex, birth weight, gestational age, maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain, gestational diabetes mellitus status and other maternal, delivery and infant factors studied.
CONCLUSION
Interpretation of cord serum TSH results may need to take into account mode of delivery and measurement method.
2.Factors Correlated With Internet Gaming Disorder Among Malaysian University Students
Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar ; Azlin Baharudin ; Izzat Tajjudin ; Ling Shiao Ling ; Muhammad Amirul Safarudin ; Don Shakir Sufia ; Tan Ying Hui ; Nur Hasya Zulkifle ; Kit-Aun Tan
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2021;17(No.2):54-62
Introduction: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has recently been incorporated into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-5) as a disorder for future research. The primary objectives of the present
study are to describe the level of IGD and to examine its correlations with sociodemographic factors and psychological comorbidities among undergraduate students in a Malaysian university. Methods: A total of 411 undergraduate
students completed an online questionnaire. They were selected from a random sample of participating university
faculties. The online questionnaire contained the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short-Form and the Depression,
Anxiety, Stress Scale. Results: The presents study reported that 52.8% of the participants had high IGH. Using hierarchical multiple regression, age (β = -0.09, p < 0.05), gender (β = -0.40, p < 0.001) and stress (β = 0.23, p < 0.05)
were statistically significant predictors of IGD. Academic performance, depression and anxiety did not emerge as
significant predictors. Conclusion: These findings highlight the risk factors (in particular, stress) of IGD. Further studies on interventions, particular that of preventative strategies, will be needed to combat this emerging public health
problem.