Early pregnancy thyroid hormone reference ranges in Chilean women: the influence of body mass index.

Lorena MossoAlejandra MartínezMaría Paulina RojasGonzalo LatorrePaula MargozziniTrinidad LyngJorge CarvajalClaudia CampusanoEugenio ArteagaLaura Boucai

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2016)

TSH distributes at higher values and free T4 at lower values in obese pregnant women compared to normal weight pregnant women. Thyroid hormone reference ranges derived from Chilean patients with negative TPOAb are different from the fixed internationally proposed reference ranges and may be used in the Hispanic population.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes
weight loss
weight gain
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
type diabetes
polycystic ovary syndrome
insulin resistance
bariatric surgery
body weight