Table 1 Comparison between D 1 and D 5 regarding thyroid hormone levels
From: Frequency of non-thyroidal illness syndrome in pediatric patients with sepsis and septic shock
Day 1 | Day 5 | Test value | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. = 40 | No. = 30 | ||||
FT3 (pg/ml) | Median (IQR) | 2.53 (1.94–3.91) | 1.87 (1.37–3.91) | − 2.047≠ | 0.041 |
Range | 1.02–4.88 | 0.52–5.21 | |||
Low | 19 (47.5%) | 17 (56.7%) | 2.182 | 0.336 | |
Normal | 21 (52.5%) | 12 (40.0%) | |||
High | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.3%) | |||
FT4 (ng/dl) | Median (IQR) | 1.15 (0.76–1.4) | 1.32 (0.85–1.48) | − 1.029≠ | 0.304 |
Range | 0.08–1.83 | 0.31–1.94 | |||
Low | 17 (42.5%) | 8 (26.7%) | 2.963 | 0.227 | |
Normal | 23 (57.5%) | 21 (70.0%) | |||
High | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.3%) | |||
TSH (μIU/mL) | Median (IQR) | 0.2 (0.1–0.8) | 0.2 (0.1–0.8) | − 0.282≠ | 0.778 |
Range | 0.1–4 | 0.1–3.5 | |||
Low | 25 (62.5%) | 20 (66.7%) | 0.130 | 0.937 | |
Normal | 15 (37.5%) | 10 (33.3%) | |||
High | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
rT3 (ng/dl) | Median (IQR) | 155 (75–215) | 260 (160–340) | − 3.542≠ | 0.000 |
Range | 50–445 | 60–520 | |||