Purpose: In 236 pregnant women, we showed that selective or predominant consumption of swordfish (group A) was associated with high rates of positivity for serum thyroid autoantibodies (TPOAb and TgAb) throughout day 4 postpartum. In contrast, selective or predominant consumption of oily fish (group B) was associated with TPOAb and TgAb negativity. Rates were intermediate in group C (scanty consumption of swordfish) and group D (consumption of fish other than swordfish and oily fish). Gestational TPOAb positivity is a risk factor for postpartum thyroiditis (PPT), which evolves into permanent hypothyroidism (PH) in about 50% of cases. Purpose of this study was to verify that the different rates of thyroid autoantibodies in the four groups translated into different PPT rates.
Methods: We expanded our previous cohort (n = 412) and duration of follow-up (month 12 postpartum), and measured frequency of PPT and PH.
Results: At first timester of gestation, we confirmed the different Ab positivity rates in group A vs. group B (TPOAb = 21.7% vs. 4.7%, P < 0.0001; TgAb = 14.1% vs. 2.4%, P < 0.05). Overall, PPT prevalence was 63/412 (15.3%), but 22/92 in group A (23.9%), 4/85 in group B (4.7%; P < 0.0001 vs. group A), 17/108 (15.7%) in group C, and 16/117 (13.7%) in group D. Approximately half of the PPT women had PH, regardless of fish group.
Conclusions: In conclusion, stable consumption of oily fish (which is enriched in polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids) protects from PPT, while stable consumption of swordfish (which is enriched in pollutants) favors PPT. Thus, a dietary prophylaxis of PPT is possible.
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