Thyroid functions and insulin resistance in pregnant Sudanese women
This study indicated that FT3 has positive correlation with HOMA-IR, while FT4 has negative correlation among healthy pregnant women without a history of thyroid dysfunction. This may indicate screening of euthyroid pregnant women for thyroid dysfunction and IR. Further studies are needed.
Authors
- Wisal Abbas
- Ishag Adam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-7741)
- Hamdan Z. Hamdan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9269-8239)
- Duria A. Rayis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8576-3573)
- Abdelmageed Elmugabil
Institutions
- University of Khartoum (SD)
- Qassim University (SA)
- University of El Imam El Mahdi (SD)
- University of Kordofan (SD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Endocrine Disorders
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-024-01739-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17