Table 3.
The thyroid hormones characteristics of different types NTIS.
| Thyroid function | Euthyroid (n=605) |
NTIS type1 (n=349) |
NTIS type2 (n=98) |
NTIS type3 (n=57) |
NTIS type4 (n=16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT3, pmol/L | 3.0 (2.7-3.4) | 1.9 (1.6-2.2) | 2.0 (1.7-2.1) | 1.5 (1.5-1.8) | 1.6 (1.5-1.9) |
| FT4, pmol/L | 14.2 (12.7-15.9) | 12.3 (10.9-13.8) | 12.9 (11.4-14.6) | 8.2 (7.4-8.6) | 7.8 (7.2-8.4) |
| TSH, μIU/mL | 1.4 (0.8-2.2) | 1.0 (0.6-1.6) | 0.2 (0.1-0.3) | 1.1 (0.6-1.9) | 0.2 (0.1-0.2) |
| TT3, nmol/L | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) | 0.6 (0.5-0.7) | 0.6 (0.4-0.7) | 0.5 (0.4-0.6) | 0.4 (0.3-0.5) |
| TT4, nmol/L | 91.8 (75.9-110.4) | 68.6 (56.9-79.7) | 67.0 (52.6-84.5) | 39.8 (31.9-47.2) | 34.6 (31.9-41.1) |
| rT3, ng/dl | 0.5 (0.4-69.6) | 0.5 (0.3-107.2) | 0.5 (0.3-96.6) | 46.9 (2.9-96.7) | 83.1 (0.5-101.7) |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range).
NTIS, nonthyroidal illness syndrome; FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; TT3, total triiodothyronine; TT4, total thyroxine; rT3, reverse triiodothyronine.