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Table 2 Thyroid hormones and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels in the controls and cardiac arrest (day 3) and acute myocardial infarction (day 3) patients

From: Clinical investigation: thyroid function test abnormalities in cardiac arrest associated with acute coronary syndrome

 

CA day 3 (a)

AMI day 3 (b)

Control (c)

P

Number

50

31

40

-

T3 (ng/ml)

0.83 ± 0.3*

1.12 ± 0.24

1.32 ± 0.28**

*a versus b, c **b versus c

Free T3 (ng/ml)

0.19 ± 0.11*

0.27 ± 0.06

0.32 ± 0.06

*a versus b, c

T4 (μg/dl)

7.6 ± 2.3

8.3 ± 1.6

8.4 ± 1.8

NS

Free T4 (ng/dl)

1.21 ± 0.5

1.35 ± 0.2

1.28 ± 0.2

NS

TSH (μIU/ml)

1.22 ± 0.6

1.31 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 0.5

NS

  1. *P < 0.0001, **P < 0.01. AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CA, cardiac arrest; NS, not significant; T3, tri-iodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.
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