Thyroid autoimmunity and pre-term delivery: brief review and meta-analysis.
J Endocrinol Invest
; 34(2): 155-8, 2011 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
About 10% of women in childbearing age are positive for thyroid antibodies. The presence of such antibodies has been associated with adverse obstetrical outcomes, in particular miscarriage and pre-term delivery, even though the strength of these associations varies widely from one study to another.AIM:
To evaluate from the available data of the literature, the association between thyroid autoimmunity and pre-term delivery. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library search from 1990 to 2010. A combination of key words was used to generate 2 subset of citations, one indexing thyroid antibodies and the other indexing pre-term delivery as adverse outcome.RESULTS:
Seven studies, collecting about 23,000 patients were selected. Meta-analysis of the studies showed an association between thyroid autoimmunity and pre-term delivery [odds ratio =1.67 (confidence interval 1.44- 1.94; p<0.001)].CONCLUSIONS:
The results of the meta-analysis confirmed the association between thyroid autoimmunity and pre-term delivery. A cause-effect relationship has to be still clarified and interventional studies are required.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autoanticuerpos
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Glándula Tiroides
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Autoinmunidad
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Nacimiento Prematuro
Tipo de estudio:
Systematic_reviews
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En
Revista:
J Endocrinol Invest
Año:
2011
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Article