SynthesisFrontiers in endocrinology2021
Iron Deficiency, a Risk Factor of Thyroid Disorders in Reproductive-Age and Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Prevalence of hypothyroidism among pregnant women and associated feto-maternal outcomes in India: Systematic review and meta-analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of the Literature to Validate Current Risk Factors and Identify Novel Ones.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2025Pooled it
- Association of iron status indicators with thyroid hormone concentrations during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Relationship between Iron Deficiency and Thyroid Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- The Role of Selected Trace Elements in Oxidoreductive Homeostasis in Patients with Thyroid Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Update on the Risk Factors for Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Effects of essential metals (iron, zinc, and copper) on thyroid diseases - a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Regulation of iron metabolism in ferroptosis: From mechanism research to clinical translation.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2025Review
- Unveiling the Connection Between Micronutrients and Autoimmune Thyroiditis: Are They True Friends?Biological trace element research · 2025Article
- Differences in autoimmune thyroid diseases between females and males: the result of a complex interconnection of factors.Endocrine · 2025Review
- Lymph food to improve canine atopic dermatitis: a randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial in dogs with standard-care treatment.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy: The Interaction Between Genetics, Epigenetics and Environmental Factors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Iron deficiency in dogs suffering from atopic dermatitis.BMC veterinary research · 2024Article
- Zinc and Ferritin Levels and Their Associations with Functional Disorders and/or Thyroid Autoimmunity: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Malnutrition and Allergies: Tipping the Immune Balance towards Health.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The Role of Nutrition on Thyroid Function.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Relationship between maternal obesity and first-trimester TSH in women with negative anti-TPO antibodies.European thyroid journal · 2024Article
- Cellular Iron Deficiency Disrupts Thyroid Hormone Regulated Gene Expression in Developing Hippocampal Neurons.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Assessment of the Impact of Nutritional Intervention with the ProbioticJournal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Iron deficiency (ID) is concerned as the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide. The effects of ID on thyroid function and autoimmunity in pregnant women and reproductive-age women are controversial. The aim of the current study was to summarize the evidences and evaluate the relationship between ID and thyroid disorders. Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, studies published on the Cochrane, Embase, Medline, and PubMed databases by October 2020 were searched. A total of 636 studies which discussed the correlation between ID and thyroid disorders were eligible in the initial search. Pooled mean differences (MD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for the assessment of thyrotropin (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) levels. Combined odd ratios (OR) and 95% CI were calculated for the assessment of the prevalence of overt and subclinical hypothyroidism, positive thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), and thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb). Results: For women of reproductive age, ID could significantly increase the risk of positive TPOAb (OR: 1.89; 95% CI: 1.17, 3.06: Conclusions: ID may adversely affect thyroid function and autoimmunity of pregnant and reproductive-age women and it is very necessary for monitoring iron nutritional status and early treatment of ID for them.
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