Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics.

Parameter	N (%)
Age
Average ± s.d., median, range	65.5 ± 17.5, 70, 19–96 years
Gender
Female	119 (51)
Thyroid function on admission
None	161 (69)
Treated hypothyroidism	33 (14)
Untreated hypothyroidism	16 (7)
Other (including hyperthyroidism)	22 (10)
No known disturbance	161 (69)
Pharmacologic influence
None	80 (35)
Glucocorticosteroids	103 (44)
Opiates	6 (3)
Antiepileptic	2 (1)
Amiodarone	16 (7)
L-thyroxin	34 (15)
Other	5 (2)

s.d. – standard deviation.