Muhammad Alam Mengal, Abdul Shakoor Memon, Mahwash Mengal, Syed Azhar Hussain Zaidi.
Study on the relationship between thyroid hormone levels and preeclamptic pregnancies a case control study.
Isra Med J Jan ;9(1):20-3.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between thyroid hormone levels and preeclamptic pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN: A Case Control study. PLACE AND DURATION: Department of Physiology, Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Karachi in collaboration with the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta st st from 1 February, 2015 to 31 January, 2016. METHODOLOGY: Eighty (80) pregnant subjects (controls and cases) after twenty weeks of conception were included in the study. They were sub-divided into two equal groups. Each group comprised of forty (40) subjects. After detailed history and general physical examination, samples of blood were drawn for the assay of serum thyroid hormone levels. RESULTS: A highly statistically significant association was found in free thyroxine FT4 (p=0.009). Moreover, no statistically significant association was found in free triiodothyronine (FT3) (p=0.495) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) (p=0.187) between controls and cases. A highly statistically significant association was found in systolic blood pressure (p<0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.001) between controls and cases. The percentage of urinary protein excretion (UPE) (Nil) was 95% in controls. In addition, UPE (Trace) was 5%. No UPE (1+), UPE (2+) and UPE (3+) were found. On the contrary, UPE (1+) was 32.50% in cases. UPE (2+) was 52.50%. In addition, UPE (3+) was 15% in the cases. CONCLUSION: Preeclamptic pregnancies are likely to be associated with lower limits of thyroid hormone levels in the last weeks of gestation.

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