Thyroid and Hepatic Haemodynamic Alterations among Egyptian Children with Liver Cirrhosis

Table 1

Comparison of Doppler haemodynamic parameters and thyroid function tests among cirrhotic patients and controls.

Variable	Patients; (𝑛=40)	Controls; (𝑛=30)	𝑡/𝑧^#	𝑃
TV (mL)	7.9±1.9; (3.3–13)	5.7±0.39; (3.1–7.4)	2.6	0.042 ∗
TV SDS	+2.8±1.2; (+1.2 to +3.5)	+0.98±0.48; (−0.5 to +1.63)	7.8^*	0.001 ∗∗
ITAPI	1.2±0.42; (0.8–2.5)	0.78±5.7; (0.7–0.9)	4.6	0.001 ∗∗
ITARI	0.78±8.6; (0.63–0.77)	0.48±2.1; (0.23–0.67)	7.1	0.041 ∗∗
fT𝟑 (pg/mL)	1.9±0.2; (1.4–2.4)	3.9±1.0; (2.7–6)	4.8	0.001 ∗∗
fT𝟒 (ng/dL)	1.6±0.4; (0.8–2.3)	1.49±0.5; (0.8–2.2)	0.7	0.4
TSH (mIU/mL)	4.05±1.4; (1.7–7.5)	3.5±1.4; (1.5–5.4)	1.04	0.3
HAPI	1.3±0.46; (0.8–2.5)	0.74±4.6; (0.68–0.81)	4.8	0.001 ∗∗
HARI	0.8±8.2; (0.6–0.9)	0.32±5.4; (0.55–0.71)	6.2	0.001 ∗∗

Results are expressed as mean ± SD or median and range, 𝑧 test^#, 𝑃<0.05^*: significant, 𝑃<0.01^**: highly significant, 𝑃>0.05: non-significant, TV: thyroid volume, TV SDS: thyroid volume standard deviation score, ITAPI: inferior thyroid artery pulsatility index, ITARI: inferior thyroid artery resistance index, fT_𝟑: free triiodothyronine, fT_𝟒: free tetraiodothyronine, TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone, HAPI: hepatic artery pulsatility index, HARI: hepatic artery resistance index.