| Reference ranges for thyroid function tests in premature infants beyond the first week of life. | |
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PMID: 11774014 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To establish reference ranges for the more sensitive assays of thyrotropin and the best available assays of free thyroxine in premature infants after the first week of life. STUDY DESIGN: Free thyroxine measurements by direct equilibrium dialysis and thyrotropin measurements by third generation immunometric assay were measured in 120 healthy premature infants 25 to 36 weeks' gestation at birth and every 3 weeks until hospital discharge. Infants were stratified by postconceptional age. Differences in free thyroxine and thyrotropin levels among groups were determined by ANOVA. Correlations between hormone measurements and gestational and postnatal ages were sought by linear regression analysis. Reference ranges were determined as arithmetic (free thyroxine) and geometric (thyrotropin) mean+/-2 SD ranges. RESULTS: From 120 infants, 164 samples were obtained and grouped by postconceptional age at sampling. Free thyroxine was not different among postconceptional age groups and did not correlate with gestational or postnatal age. The free thyroxine reference range based on these data was 10 to 33 pmol/l (0.8 to 2.6 ng/dl). Thyrotropin did not correlate with gestational age. There was a clinically trivial but statistically significant (r(2)=0.03, p<0.05) correlation of thyrotropin with postnatal age. The thyrotropin reference based on these data was 0.8 to 12 mU/l. CONCLUSIONS: Free thyroxine was closely regulated in these premature infants and levels were similar to those in older children and adults, once the natal surge in thyrotropin has subsided. After the first week of life a single range for each hormone appeared appropriate for all premature infants until 40 weeks postconceptional age. |
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Authors:
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S J Clark; D D Deming; J R Emery; L M Adams; E I Carlton; J C Nelson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association Volume: 21 ISSN: 0743-8346 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinatol Publication Date: 2001 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-01-04 Completed Date: 2002-03-01 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8501884 Medline TA: J Perinatol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 531-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Coleman Pavilion, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. |
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Female Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature / physiology* Male Prospective Studies Reference Values Thyroid Function Tests* Thyrotropin / blood* Thyroxine / blood* |
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7488-70-2/Thyroxine; 9002-71-5/Thyrotropin |
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