Endpoint
Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
CAT:outcome/serum-thyroid-stimulating-hormonereported in mIU/L1 finding from 1 compound
What moved it
How to read these marks1 finding · 1 compound · 1 null · by evidence strength
| Compound | Direction | Findings | Strongest evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| iodide | no effect | 1 | Evidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers. |
Every finding here is a null result.
Measured, no effect detected
1 finding
iodide — no detected effect on
ModerateEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.FindingNull result“Meta-analyses for 8 studies in pregnant women showed no difference in TSH, fT4, or fT3 for those with mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency compared with adequate status [mean difference (95% CI): TSH, 0.03 (-0.05, 0.12) mIU/L; fT4, -0.20 (-0.94, 0.53) pmol/L; fT3, 0.05 (-0.14, 0.03) pmol/L].”
Quoted verbatim from Association of Mild-to-Moderate Iodine Deficiency With Thyroid Function-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Pregnant women in 8 observational studies, mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency (median urinary iodine 50-150 ug/L) compared with adequate iodine status
Effect 0.03 mean difference, 95% CI -0.05 to 0.12
Association of Mild-to-Moderate Iodine Deficiency With Thyroid Function-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.2025PMID:40633808Permalink
How it is measured
Thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH) concentration in serum or plasma by clinical immunoassay, in mIU/L. The assay platform is recorded with each finding where the source states it.
Sources cited
1 paper
- Subject
- serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (tsh)
- Findings
- 1
- Papers
- 1