Table 5.

Worsening hypothyroidism between hospitalizations and clinical factors in the first hospitalization.

Characteristics	Hypothyroidism between hospitalizations		P value*
	Worsening (n = 11)	No-worsening (p = 115)
Age, years mean ± SD, median (range)	74 (46–90)	69 (18–97)	0.677
TSH, IU/L, mean ± SD, median (range)	6 (5–7.81)	6.3 (5–11.2)	0.262
CRP (mg/L), mean ± SD, median (range)	29.1 (1.8–209.1)	9.9 (0.6–288.9)	0.066

Wilcoxon sum rank test.

CRP C-reactive protein.

*Wilcoxon sum rank test