Research Article

Effects of Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnant Women in an Iodine-Sufficient Area in China

Table 2

Thyroid functions of women in TPOAb-positive and TPOAb-negative groups antepartum.

TPOAb-positive ()TPOAb-negative ()

TSH (mIU/L)
 24–28 W4.05 (0.77–11.36)3.01 (0.47–12.31)0.07
 28–32 W2.38 (0.32–10.45)2.34 (0.33–9.67)0.56
 32–36 W2.24 (0.36–6.38)2.83 (0.31–8.62)0.22
 36–40 W2.13 (0.21–5.04)2.92 (0.22–5.20) 0.34
FT4 (pmol/L)
 24–28 W11.24 ± 2.3711.15 ± 2.220.17
 28–32 W12.02 ± 2.3011.39 ± 1.680.23
 32–36 W11.68 ± 1.7311.62 ± 1.710.26
 36–40 W12.26 ± 4.6211.71 ± 1.810.18

TPOAb, thyroid peroxidase antibody.
TSH were presented as median with interquartile; FT4 were presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).
, compared TPOAb-positive with TPOAb-negative groups.