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

Table 3

Onset time and presenting form of PPT in TPOAb-positive and TPOAb-negative groups.

	TPOAb-positive ()	TPOAb-negative ()
PPT, (%)	11 (42.31%)	13 (7.14%)
Postpartum time of onset
6 weeks postpartum, (%)	5 (45.46%)	7 (53.85%)
3 months postpartum, (%)	2 (18.18%)	3 (23.08%)
6 months postpartum, (%)	3 (27.27%)	2 (15.38%)
12 months postpartum, (%)	1 (9.09%)	1 (7.69%)
Presenting form
Classical form, (%)	7 (63.64%)	2 (15.38%)
Isolated thyrotoxicosis, (%)	1 (9.09%)	8 (61.54%)
Isolated hypothyroidism, (%)	3 (27.27%)	3 (23.08%)

PPT, postpartum thyroiditis.
, the percentage of PPT between TPOAb-positive and TPOAb-negative groups.