Table 3.
Thyroid hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone values for cardiac arrest and acute myocardial infarction groups at day 3 and month 2
| CA day 3 (a) | CA month 2 (b) | AMI day 3 (c) | AMI month 2 (d) | P | |
| Number | 50 | 28 | 31 | 30 | |
| T3 (ng/ml) | 0.83 ± 0.3* | 1.15 ± 0.24 | 1.12 ± 0.24 | 1.18 ± 0.23 | *a versus b |
| Free T3 (ng/ml) | 0.19 ± 0.11* | 0.29 ± 0.09 | 0.27 ± 0.06 | 0.29 ± 0.05 | *a versus b |
| T4 (μg/dl) | 7.62 ± 2.34 | 8.24 ± 2.4 | 8.27 ± 1.52 | 8.47 ± 1.5 | NS |
| Free T4 (ng/dl) | 1.23 ± 0.46 | 1.25 ± 0.27 | 1.35 ± 0.2 | 1.37 ± 1.65 | NS |
| TSH (μIU/ml) | 1.22 ± 0.58 | 1.25 ± 0.48 | 1.31 ± .0.83 | 1.27 ± 0.82 | NS |
*P < 0.0001. AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CA, cardiac arrest; NS, not significant; T3, tri-iodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.