Effects of Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnant Women in an Iodine-Sufficient Area in China
Table 5
Neonatal outcomes in TPOAb-positive and TPOAb-negative groups.
Neonatal outcomes
TPOAb-positive ()
TPOAb-negative ()
Sex of neonate (boy, %)
12 (46.15%)
96 (52.75%)
0.54
Neonate weight (g)
3369.05 ± 249.31
3404.82 ± 461.15
0.73
Neonate height (cm)
49.89 ± 0.24
50.02 ± 0.90
0.91
Apgar score at 1 minute
9.95 ± 0.22
9.88 ± 0.74
0.67
Apgar score at 5 minutes
10
9.96 ± 0.28
0.55
Premature delivery
2 (7.69%)
9 (4.95%)
0.63
Fetal distress
2 (7.69%)
9 (4.95%)
0.63
LBW
0
5 (2.75%)
1
Neonatal diseases
2 (7.69%)
9 (4.95%)
0.63
Congenital hypothyroidism
1 (3.85%)
1 (0.55%)
1
LBW, low birth weight. Data were presented as (%) or mean ± standard deviation (SD). The percentages of abnormal neonatal outcomes between the two groups were compared by Fisher’s exact test; neonate weight, height, and Apgar scores between the two groups were carried by -test.
