Table 2.

Specific values for the 11/50 intensive care unit patients with elevated or decreased TSH.

TSH	FT3 MS	FT3 IA	FT4 MS	FT4 IA	TT3 MS	TT3 IA	TT4 MS	TT4 IA	rT3
5.62	2.2	2.6	1.5	1.2	44.5	77.3	3.7	4.5	18.9
4.76	2.4	2.4	1.4	1.2	61.5	86.6	4.0	5.6	10.2
6.31	3.4	3.6	2.2	1.5	139.5	160.5	9.2	8.1	25.3
6.08	3.2	3.1	2.2	1.5	118.7	123.9	9.0	9.2	17.4
5.34	2.1	1.8	2.2	0.9	42.1	84.8	5.7	6.7	54.9
8.49	3.6	2.2	3.3	1.6	29.4	69.3	4.3	6.1	37.7
0.087	2.6	1.4	1.3	1.3	15.2	40.8	2.5	3.3	61.1
0.21	3.7	2.5	2.3	0.9	70.0	82.3	3.7	4.1	53.6
0.21	2.4	2.4	4.0	1.6	50.2	86.1	6.5	8.2	73.5
0.25	1.0	2.1	1.4	1.3	62.4	71.4	7.2	7.6	58.1
0.034	2.4	0.8	0.9	0.4	21.0	30.0	2.0	2.5	21.9

TSH = Thyroid stimulating hormone (µU/L); IA = immunoassay; MS = mass spectrometry; FT3 = 3,5,5'-triidothyronine (pg/mL); FT4 = free thyroxine (ng/dL); TT3 = total 3,5,5'-triidothyronine (ng/dL); TT4 = total thyroxine (µg/dL), rT3 = reverse triidothyronine (ng/dL)