Table 3.
Thyroid profile of survivors versus nonsurvivors
| Survivors (n = 17) |
Nonsurvivors (n = 10) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSH at diagnosis | 1.02 ± 0.98 | 3.05 ± 4.83 | 0.102 |
| TSH day 7 | 4.98 ± 3.06 | 3.77 ± 5.73 | 0.47 |
| TSH day 14 | 3.84 ± 2.05 | 8.64 ± 14.80 | 0.18 |
| TSH day 21 | 3.19 ± 2.11 | 3.63 | NC |
| T3 at diagnosis | 52.06 ± 17.83 | 48.62 ± 17.40 | 0.53 |
| T3 day 7 | 69.81 ± 21.09 | 52.09 ± 17.19 | 0.033 |
| T3 day 14 | 96.07 ± 30.12 | 41.89 ± 10.68 | 0.0009 |
| T3 day 21 | 72.33 ± 16.99 | 55.60 | NC |
| T4 at diagnosis | 5.01 ± 1.76 | 4.15 ± 1.33 | 0.19 |
| T4 day 7 | 5.72 ± 1.31 | 3.54 ± 2.18 | 0.0032 |
| T4 day 14 | 7.24 ± 1.33 | 3.41 ± 1.97 | 0.0001 |
| T4 day 21 | 6.20 ± 1.30 | 3.34 | NC |
TSH - thyroid-stimulating hormone; T3 - triiodothyronine; T4 - thyroxine; NA - not applicable. Results expressed as mean ± standard deviation or absolute value.