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. 2011 Mar 16;96(6):E934–E938. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-2814

Table 2.

Correlations between maternal and cord thyroid function tests (n = 616), adjusted for sex and gestational age

Maternal TSHa, 1.86 (1.38, 2.50)
Maternal FT4a, 12.03 (11.19, 13.01)a
Maternal FT3a, 4.15 (3.88, 4.47)a
r P r P r P
Cord TSH, 8.11 (5.88, 11.29)a 0.004 0.92 −0.78 0.81 −0.02 0.64
Cord FT4, 14.33 (13.29, 15.48)a −0.08 0.039 0.14 0.0004 0.04 0.31
Cord FT3, 4.15 (3.88, 4.47)a −0.10 0.014 −0.02 0.56 0.04 0.36

Median (IQR) is presented for each test. Data represent term babies only. Units for TSH, FT4, and FT3 are mIU/liter, pmol/liter, and pmol/liter, respectively.

a

Log-transformed variables used for correlations.