Effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on maternal thyroid function and body mass index

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Abnormal thyroid function and glucose tolerance have been both reported during pregnancy. Weight gain is common among subjects with insulin resistancen Objectives Course Objective The exact influences of thyroid functions on body mass index (BMI) are ill-defined in euthyroid pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).. To investigate the effect of GDM on maternal thyroid functions and BMI.. A case- control study was conducted in Saad Abualila Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan June to August 2015. Cases included women with GDM and healthy pregnant women as controls. Thyroid hormones [thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free tri-iodothyronine (FT3), and free thyroxine (FT4)] and anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and anti-thyroglobulin (anti-TG) antibodies were measured..