Open AccessThyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and in the first postpartum year in women with diabetes mellitus type 1
Author(s) -
P Rob J Gallas,
Ronald P. Stolk,
K. Bakker,
Erik Endert,
WM Wiersinga
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.0.1470443
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , thyroid peroxidase , subclinical infection , obstetrics , population , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , thyroid , endocrinology , gynecology , physics , biology , genetics , environmental health , optics
The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy and in the first postpartum year (postpartum thyroid dysfunction (PPTD)) in women with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) is known to be higher than in the general population. To assess prevalence, incidence and risk factors in The Netherlands we performed a prospective cohort study.
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