TO STUDY SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE AS A RISK FACTOR FOR THYROID DYSFUNCTION

Abstract

Introduction: Babies with a birth weight and/or length below the 10th percentile of a population of the same gestational age are dened small-forgestational-age (SGA). Children born prematurely or small for gestational age are at a higher risk of thyroid dysfunction. Intrauterine growth retardation and the delivery of SGA infants may have a variety of reasons. This illness is characterised by several endocrine-metabolic changes and pathophysiological processes. It has been shown that there are greater rates of diseases including cardiovascular events, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and obesity. These changes may also have an impact on future health in infancy and adulthood. There aren't many research that compare the thyroid function of SGA and AGA neonates. For newborn plasma concentrations of T4 and TSH, contradictory ndings have been reported. The study was conducted to observe the relationship that the weight and/ Objective: or the gestational age plays on the thyroid function of the babies. This retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary care cent Materials And Methods: re. This study focused on the day 3 TSH, Ft4 value of the SGA babies compared with the AGA babies. Preterm and term Results: SGA babies had considerably lower blood T4 concentrations and higher TSH values as compared to AGA neonates (P=0.0001). SGA babies had a hi Conclusion: gher incidence of transient hypothyroidism and required accurate follow-up and close monitoring of thyroid function.