The Potential Association of Later Initiation of Oral/Enteral Nutrition on Euthyroid Sick Syndrome in Burn Patients

Table 1

Nonthyroid parameters.

Parameters	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Overall mean	*Significance
1st sample collection (days)	2.55±0.86	2.67±0.97	2.63±1.00	2.61±0.92	* P > 0.05
2nd sample collection (days)	9.87±1.01	9.96±1.07	9.83±0.95	9.89±1.01	* P > 0.05
Age (18–50 years old)	35.20±7.56	37.17±9.70	35.74±8.64	35.92±8.49	* P > 0.05
TBSA	12.93±3.99	13.24±4.79	13.46±2.92	13.14±4.02	* P > 0.05
LHS	16.77±4.56	21.98±4.86	26.06±5.47	20.49±6.14	* P < 0.05; A, B, C*
Sex: male/female	0.75/0.25	0.76/0.24	0.80/0.20	0.76/0.24	* P > 0.05
N (males/females)	71 (53/18)	46 (35/11)	35 (28/7)

∗The A, B, and C Duncan’s groups indicate that they are statistically different. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.