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Maternal hormones during early pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20084544     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Little is known about correlates of first-trimester pregnancy hormones as in most studies maternal hormones have been measured later in gestation. We examined the associations of maternal characteristics and child sex with first-trimester maternal concentrations of four hormones implicated in breast cancer: human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, and IGF-II.
METHODS: About 338 serum samples donated to the Northern Sweden Maternity Cohort (NSMC), 1975-2001, during the first trimester of uncomplicated pregnancies, were analyzed for the hormones of interest as a part of a case-control study. The associations of maternal characteristics and child sex with hormone concentrations were investigated by correlation, general linear regression, and multivariate regression models.
RESULTS: In the first trimester, greater maternal age was inversely correlated with IGF-I and IGF-II. In comparison with women carrying their first child, already parous women had higher IGF-I but lower hCG. Greater maternal weight and smoking were inversely correlated with hCG. No differences in hormone levels by child sex were observed.
CONCLUSIONS: Our analyses indicated that potentially modifiable maternal characteristics (maternal weight and smoking) influence first-trimester pregnancy maternal hormone concentrations.
Authors:
Tianhui Chen; Eva Lundin; Kjell Grankvist; Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte; Marianne Wulff; Yelena Afanasyeva; Helena Schock; Robert Johansson; Per Lenner; Goran Hallmans; Goran Wadell; Paolo Toniolo; Annekatrin Lukanova
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-01-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer causes & control : CCC     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1573-7225     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer Causes Control     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-19     Completed Date:  2010-08-09     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9100846     Medline TA:  Cancer Causes Control     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  719-27     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, In Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Body Weight
Chorionic Gonadotropin / blood*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism*
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / metabolism*
Maternal Age
Parity
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, First / blood*
alpha-Fetoproteins / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA114329/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA120061/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA114329-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA120061-05/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Chorionic Gonadotropin; 0/alpha-Fetoproteins; 67763-96-6/Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; 67763-97-7/Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
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