Association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal/newborn outcomes

Objective: To assess whether individual diagnosis of low urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in pregnant women is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Methods: Studies that compared pregnant women with UIC <150 μg/L and those with UIC 150–249 μg/L were systematically reviewed. M...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Bolfi, Maryan Borcsik Marum, Samantha Ellen da Silva Fonseca, Glaucia M F S Mazeto, Celia Regina Nogueira, Vania dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira
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Published: Bioscientifica 2025-01-01
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author Fernanda Bolfi
Maryan Borcsik Marum
Samantha Ellen da Silva Fonseca
Glaucia M F S Mazeto
Celia Regina Nogueira
Vania dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira
author_facet Fernanda Bolfi
Maryan Borcsik Marum
Samantha Ellen da Silva Fonseca
Glaucia M F S Mazeto
Celia Regina Nogueira
Vania dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira
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description Objective: To assess whether individual diagnosis of low urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in pregnant women is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Methods: Studies that compared pregnant women with UIC <150 μg/L and those with UIC 150–249 μg/L were systematically reviewed. MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS and CENTRAL were our source databases. Selection of studies, risk-of-bias assessment and data extraction were performed in pairs and independently. Relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated as an estimate of the effect of iodine <150 μg/L. Stata software was used to perform meta-analyses. The quality of evidence was determined according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. Results: In total, 7000 studies were identified, of which 63 were included. With low or very low certainty of the evidence, no difference in the incidence of miscarriage (RR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.64–1.18, 6 studies, 4855 participants), maternal hypothyroidism (RR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.68–1.60, 10 studies, 11,773 participants), preterm birth (RR: 1.20, 95% CI: 0.97–1.48, 13 studies, 15,644 participants), stillbirths (RR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.34–1.82, 6 studies, 3406 participants), low birth weight (RR: 1.25, 95% CI: 0.88–1.78, 10 studies, 10,775 participants) and small for gestational age (RR: 1.11, 95% CI: 0.90–1.37, 5 studies, 4266 participants) was observed between the two groups. Conclusion: In pregnant women, individual diagnosis of UIC <150 μg/L was not associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, emphasizing UIC as a limited method to assess individual iodine status during pregnancy.
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spelling doaj-art-e709941206e541a697496b644c19d4392025-02-05T10:14:25ZengBioscientificaEndocrine Connections2049-36142025-01-0114310.1530/EC-24-06211Association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal/newborn outcomesFernanda Bolfi0Maryan Borcsik Marum1Samantha Ellen da Silva Fonseca2Glaucia M F S Mazeto3Celia Regina Nogueira4Vania dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira5Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Medical School, Botucatu, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Medical School, Botucatu, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Medical School, Botucatu, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Medical School, Botucatu, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Medical School, Botucatu, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Medical School, Botucatu, São Paulo, BrazilObjective: To assess whether individual diagnosis of low urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in pregnant women is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Methods: Studies that compared pregnant women with UIC <150 μg/L and those with UIC 150–249 μg/L were systematically reviewed. MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS and CENTRAL were our source databases. Selection of studies, risk-of-bias assessment and data extraction were performed in pairs and independently. Relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated as an estimate of the effect of iodine <150 μg/L. Stata software was used to perform meta-analyses. The quality of evidence was determined according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. Results: In total, 7000 studies were identified, of which 63 were included. With low or very low certainty of the evidence, no difference in the incidence of miscarriage (RR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.64–1.18, 6 studies, 4855 participants), maternal hypothyroidism (RR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.68–1.60, 10 studies, 11,773 participants), preterm birth (RR: 1.20, 95% CI: 0.97–1.48, 13 studies, 15,644 participants), stillbirths (RR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.34–1.82, 6 studies, 3406 participants), low birth weight (RR: 1.25, 95% CI: 0.88–1.78, 10 studies, 10,775 participants) and small for gestational age (RR: 1.11, 95% CI: 0.90–1.37, 5 studies, 4266 participants) was observed between the two groups. Conclusion: In pregnant women, individual diagnosis of UIC <150 μg/L was not associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, emphasizing UIC as a limited method to assess individual iodine status during pregnancy.https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/14/3/EC-24-0621.xmliodineurinepregnancysystematic reviewmeta-analysis
spellingShingle Fernanda Bolfi
Maryan Borcsik Marum
Samantha Ellen da Silva Fonseca
Glaucia M F S Mazeto
Celia Regina Nogueira
Vania dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira
Association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal/newborn outcomes
Endocrine Connections
iodine
urine
pregnancy
systematic review
meta-analysis
title Association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal/newborn outcomes
title_full Association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal/newborn outcomes
title_fullStr Association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal/newborn outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal/newborn outcomes
title_short Association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal/newborn outcomes
title_sort association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal newborn outcomes
topic iodine
urine
pregnancy
systematic review
meta-analysis
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