From: Non-thyroidal Illness Syndrome (NTIS) is no independent predictor for mortality in ICU patients
 | Non-NTIS-group(n=381) | NTIS Low fT3-group(n=381) | Non-NTIS-group(n=284) | NTIS Low fT3 fT4-group(n=284) |
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Baseline parameters | ||||
age, years; MD (IQR) | 67 (56-75) | 68 (56-77) | 63 (52-75) | 61 (52-74) |
male; n (%) | 214 (56) | 217 (57) | 176 (62) | 176 (62) |
height, cm; MD (IQR) | 170 (165-176) | 170 (165-178) | 172 (165-178) | 174 (168-180) |
weight, kg; MD (IQR) | 75 (65-85) | 75 (65-85) | 75 (65-85) | 75 (66-88) |
BMI; MD (IQR) | 25 (23-28) | 25 (23-28) | 26 (23-30) | 25 (23-29) |
SAPS II; MD (IQR) | 43 (30-57) | 41 (32-56) | 43 (29-56) | 44 (32-57) |
diagnosis, procedures | ||||
sepsis; n (%) | 39 (10) | 62 (16) * | 34 (12) | 99 (36) * |
mechanical ventilation; n (%) | 244 (64) | 281 (74) * | 52 (18) | 99 (35) * |
mechanical ventilation, h; MD (IQR) | 53 (7-182) | 147 (18-368) * | 11 (4) | 37 (13) * |
pneumonia; n (%) | 62 (16) | 76 (20) | 189 (67) | 252 (89) * |
ARDS; n (%) | 9 (2) | 21 (6) * | 56 (7-202) | 198 (58-485) * |
AKI; n (%) | 48 (13) | 64 (17) | 38 (13) | 105 (37) * |
liver disease; n (%) | 98 (26) | 89 (23) | 69 (24) | 93 (33) * |
liver failure; n (%) | 14 (4) | 30 (8) * | 14 (5) | 47 (17) * |
intracranial hemorrhage and lesion; n (%) | 123 (32) | 91 (24) * | 89 (31) | 72 (25) |
diabetes mellitus; n (%) | 95 (25) | 111 (29) | 74 (26) | 72 (25) |
length of stay, mortality | ||||
ICU-LOS, d; MD (IQR) | 10 (5-23) | 15 (6-28) * | 9 (4-22) | 23 (10-40) * |
hospital-LOS, d; MD (IQR) | 24 (15-40) | 28 (17-45) * | 22 (13-41) | 32 (19-59) * |
ICU-mortality; n (%) | 69 (18) | 75 (20) | 55 (19) | 105 (37) * |
hospital-mortality; n (%) | 85 (22) | 105 (28) | 63 (22) | 116 (41) * |