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Table 3 Thyroid hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone values for cardiac arrest and acute myocardial infarction groups at day 3 and month 2

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

 

CA day 3 (a)

CA month 2 (b)

AMI day 3 (c)

AMI month 2 (d)

P

Number

50

28

31

30

 

T3 (ng/ml)

0.83 ± 0.3*

1.15 ± 0.24

1.12 ± 0.24

1.18 ± 0.23

*a versus b

Free T3 (ng/ml)

0.19 ± 0.11*

0.29 ± 0.09

0.27 ± 0.06

0.29 ± 0.05

*a versus b

T4 (μg/dl)

7.62 ± 2.34

8.24 ± 2.4

8.27 ± 1.52

8.47 ± 1.5

NS

Free T4 (ng/dl)

1.23 ± 0.46

1.25 ± 0.27

1.35 ± 0.2

1.37 ± 1.65

NS

TSH (μIU/ml)

1.22 ± 0.58

1.25 ± 0.48

1.31 ± .0.83

1.27 ± 0.82

NS

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