Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in the first trimester
of pregnancy on the pregnant outcomes of women with chronic HBV infection. Methods Total of 2880 pregnant
women who received regular antenatal examination from July 2010 to April 2015 in our hospital were selected
and divided into two groups. There were 1620 chronic HBV infected pregnant women with normal liver function
in the HBV infection group (H group) and 1260 pregnant women without chronic HBV infection in the non-HBV
infection group (NH group). Four subgroups were divided according to the levels of TSH in the first trimester
of pregnancy (most before eight weeks of pregnancy), including hyperthyroidism group (TSH < 0.1 mIU/L),
hypothyroidism group (TSH > 2.5 mIU/L), normal A group (NA group, 2.0 < TSH ≤ 2.5 mIU/L) and normal B
group (NB group, 0.1 mIU/L ≤ TSH ≤ 2.0 mIU/L). The effects of TSH levels in first trimester of pregnancy on
the pregnant outcomes were analyzed retrospectively. Results The levels of TSH in H group, H-hypothyroidism
group, H-NA group and H-NB group were significantly lower than those in NH group, NH-hypothyroidism
group, NH-NA group and NH-NB group, respectively (P < 0.05). The difference of TSH levels between the
H-hyperthyroidism group and NH-hyperthyroidism group had no statistical significance (t = 1.786, P =0.067). The scores of poor pregnant outcomes in H group, H-hyperthyroidism group, H-hypothyroidism
group, H-NA group and H-NB group were significantly higher than those in NH group, NH-
hyperthyroidism group, NH-hypothyroidism group, NH-NA group and NH-NB group, respectively (t =
4.046, 2.081, 4.904, 2.133, 3.429; P = 0.043, 0.023, 0.042, 0.032, 0.027). The scores of poor pregnant outcomes
in H-hyperthyroidism group, H-hypothyroidism group and H-NA group were significantly higher than that in
H-NB group (t = 3.139, 3.688, 4.033; P = 0.033, 0.031, 0.028) and the difference between NH-NA group and
NH-NB group had no statistical significance (t = 1.885, P = 0.067). Conclusions The abnormal level of TSH in
the first trimester of pregnancy in women with chronic HBV infection induced worse pregnant outcomes than
women without chronic HBV infection. Chronic HBV infected women with TSH levels between 0.1 mIU/L and
2.0 mIU/L had satisfactory pregnant outcomes but those who with TSH levels between 2.0 mIU/L and 2.5 mIU/
L had more poor pregnant outcomes. The reasonable level of TSH in the first trimester of pregnancy of women
with chronic HBV infection may probably be different from normal pregnant women.
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