Perinatal Factors Associated with the Preterm Thyroid Screening Test.
10.14734/kjp.2016.27.1.45
- Author:
Joo Hyung PARK
1
;
Chung Joon MOON
;
Min Ho JUNG
;
In Kyung SUNG
;
So Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. sykimped@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Prematurity;
Thyroid hormones;
Thyroxine;
Triiodothyronine;
Thyrotropin
- MeSH:
Apgar Score;
Apnea;
Congenital Hypothyroidism;
Gestational Age;
Humans;
Hypothyroidism;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Premature;
Linear Models;
Mass Screening*;
Meconium;
Pregnancy;
Premature Birth;
Radioimmunoassay;
Retrospective Studies;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroid Hormones;
Thyrotropin;
Thyroxine;
Triiodothyronine
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2016;27(1):45-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of thyroid function screening in preterm infants and the relation between thyroid hormone level, perinatal environment, and clinical presentation after preterm birth. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated 46 preterm infants from March 2013 to December 2014, who had been screened for congenital hypothyroidism during the 1st week with thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), triiodothyronine (T3) and free thyroxine (fT4) measured by the radioimmunoassay method. The effects of pregnancy associated maternal factors, gestational age, growth parameters, Apgar score, 1st meconium passage time, respiratory distress syndrome and apnea on thyroid hormone levels were assessed by Mann-Whitney U-test and multiple linear regression analysis. RESULTS: With advancing gestational age, T3 and fT4 displayed a tendency to increase. FT4 showed a positive correlation pattern with antenatal steroid therapy, corrected gestational age at examination and a negative correlation pattern with 1st meconium passage time and apnea (P<0.05). TSH displayed a positive correlation pattern with 1st meconium passage time, 5-minute Apgar score and a negative correlation pattern with sampling age (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: In the preterm period, both fT4 and TSH seems to correlate significantly with various perinatal factors and clinical presentation. We recommend that early fT4 screening should be included in the screening for hypothyroidism in preterm infants.
