Prognostic Value of Thyroid Hormone FT3 in General Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

Table 3

Outcomes of the two groups.

Outcomes	NTIS ()	Non-NTIS ()
28-day mortality rate, (%)	23 (19.5)	12 (6.4)	<0.001
MV rate, (%)	92 (77.8)	140 (74.9)	0.78
Duration of MV (h), median (IQR)	56.5 (11.5, 117.6)	34 (7, 114)	0.097
Length of ICU stay (h), median (IQR)	109 (69.7, 219.5)	90 (58, 161)	0.094
Hospitalization expenses in ICU (×10,000 yuan), median (IQR)	4.57 (2.97, 9.00)	3.35 (2.27, 6.03)	0.001

MV: mechanical ventilation; ICU: intensive care unit; NTIS: nonthyroidal illness syndrome; IQR: interquartile range.