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Table 2 Matched pair analysis of Non-NTIS vs. NTIS Low fT3 and Non-NTIS vs. NTIS Low fT3 fT4

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)

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) *

  1. NTIS Non-thyroidal Illness Syndrome, MD Median, IQR Interquartile range, n Absolute frequency, BMI Body mass index, SAPS Simplified Acute Physiology Score, ARDS Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, AKI Acute kidney injury, ICU Intensive care unit, LOS Length of stay
  2. * p < 0.05 vs. non-NTIS