Low T3 vs low T3T4 euthyroid sick syndrome in septic shock patients: A prospective observational cohort study

Table 3 Blood count, thyroid hormones and albumin values according to the groups

Parameter	Time	Group			P value
		Low T3	Low T3T4	95%CI
Leukocytes as × 109/L, median	T0	15.66	11.21	0.15 to 0.16	0.200
	T1	10.51	13.34	0.81 to 0.83	0.220
	T2	10.15	13.54	0.61 to 0.63	0.082
Erythrocytes as × 109/L, median	T0	4.21	4.01	0.46 to 0.48	0.231
	T1	3.96	3.81	0.61 to 0.63	0.216
	T2	3.78	2.85	0.53 to 0.51	0.335
Platelets as × 109/L, median	T0	227.00	147.00	0.08 to 0.10	0.206
	T1	209.00	142.00	0.24 to 0.26	0.180
	T2	180.00	180.50	0.36 to 0.38	0.160
TSH in mIU/L, median	T0	1.30	0.88	0.24 to 0.25	0.246
	T1	1.01	0.78	0.73 to 0.75	0.755
	T2	1.18	1.00	0.40 to 0.42	0.417
FT3 in pmol/L, median	T0	3.99	3.52	0.20 to 0.22	0.206
	T1	4.64	4.72	0.92 to 0.93	0.929
	T2	6.35	4.75	0.34 to 0.36	0.354
FT4 in pmol/L), median	T0	17.30	9.20	0.00 to 0.00	0.000
	T1	17.35	10.70	0.02 to 0.03	0.035
	T2	15.15	11.40	0.05 to 0.06	0.064
Albumin in g/L, mean ± SD	T0	27.29 ± 4.57	27.74 ± 4.64	-4.17 to 1.58	0.372
	T1	28.46 ± 3.29	27.39 ± 3.88	-4.40 to 0.15	0.131
	T2	29.75 ± 2.91	28.17 ± 6.41	-3.89 to -0.23	0.047

Student’s t-test and χ² test and Mann-Whitney U test were used for the analysis, and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant between the groups. Median and mean ± standard deviation (SD) values are found in the article by Kovacevic et al[29]. CI: Confidence interval; FT3: Free triiodothyronine; FT4: Free thyroxine; T0: On the day of admission; T1: On the first day; T2: On the second day; TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone.