The Quartile Levels of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone by Newborn Screening Stratified Risks of Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Extremely Preterm Infants - A Population Cohort Study.

Li-Wen ChenChi-Hsiang ChuYung-Chieh LinChao-Ching Huang

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2024)

Extremely preterm infants persistently in the lowest-quartile TSH level at birth and at discharge had the highest NDI risk. TSH quartile levels by NBS may serve as a population surrogate biomarker for assessing NDI risks in infants born extremely preterm.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
gestational age
preterm birth
human health
climate change