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Table 1 Risk-based screening criteria for thyroid disease in pregnant women included (x) in clinical practice guidelines

From: Screening for thyroid disease in pregnancy: a study of Danish clinical practice

 

DES

ATA

Maternal characteristics

 Age > 30 years

 

x

 BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2

x

x

Reproductive history

 Multiple prior pregnancies (≥ 2)

 

x

 Previous preterm birth

x

x

 Previous pregnancy loss

 

x

 Recurrent pregnancy loss (≥ 3)

x

 

 Fertility treatment

x

x

Family history

 Family history of thyroid disease

x

x

Disease history

 Use of amiodarone, lithium, or recent iodinated contrast

 

x

 History of radiation therapy of the head and neck area

x

x

 Type 1 diabetes

x

x

 Other autoimmune diseases

x

x

 Previous thyroid disease

x

x

 Known thyroid autoantibody positivitya

x

x

Disease symptoms or signs

 Symptoms or signs of thyroid diseasea

x

x

 Presence of goitera

x

x

Demographics

 Residing in an area of moderate-severe iodine deficiencyb

 

x

  1. aNot assessed in the study because information was not available in the records
  2. bNot assessed in the study because this criterion would apply to all women studied
  3. Abbreviations: DES Danish Endocrine Society, ATA American Thyroid Association