[Table/Fig-5]:
Correlation of weight with serum FT3, FT4 and TSH level in each of first, second and third trimester groups of participant normal pregnant women.
| Correlation between weight of pregnant women in First trimester and thyroid function | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Serum FT3 level | Serum FT4 level | Serum TSH level | |||
| r | p | r | p | r | p | |
| Weight of first trimester pregnant women | 0.065 | 0.591 | - 0.113 | 0.351 | 0.061 | 0.619 |
|
Correlation between weight of pregnant women in Second trimester and thyroid function | ||||||
| Parameter | Serum FT3 level | Serum FT4 level | Serum TSH level | |||
| r | p | r | p | r | p | |
| Weight of second trimester pregnant women | - 0.129 | 0.286 | - 0.284* | 0.017(S) | - 0.044 | 0.717 |
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Correlation between weight of pregnant women in Third trimester and thyroid function | ||||||
| Parameter | Serum FT3 level | Serum FT4 level | Serum TSH level | |||
| r | p | r | p | r | p | |
| Weight of third trimester pregnant women | - 0.044 | 0.715 | - 0.192 | 0.111 | - 0.217 | 0.071 |
* Correlation is Significant at 0.05 level (2-tailed); Pearson correlation (r) test