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Maternal hypothyroxinaemia in pregnancy is associated with obesity and adverse maternal metabolic parameters.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jan 2016
Knight Bridget A, Shields Beverley M, Hattersley Andrew T, Vaidya Bijay
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Subclinical hypothyroidism and isolated hypothyroxinaemia in pregnancy have been associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes. We aimed to ascertain if these women have a worse metabolic phenotype than euthyroid pregnant women. DESIGN, SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We recruited 956 healthy Caucasian women with singleton, non-diabetic pregnancies from routine antenatal clinics. Detailed...
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