Research Article
Thyroid and Hepatic Haemodynamic Alterations among Egyptian Children with Liver Cirrhosis
Table 2
Comparison of Doppler haemodynamic parameters and thyroid function tests among ascitic and non ascitic patients.
| Variable | Ascitic () | Non-ascitic () | / | |
| TV (mL) | (8.9–13) | (3.3–12) | 3.1 | 0.020 | TV SDS | + (+1.2 to +3.2) | + (+1.0 to +3.1) | 6.5* | 0.040 | ITAPI | (1.8–2.5) | (0.8–2) | 3.4 | 0.032 | ITARI | (0.80–0.93) | (0.63–0.97) | 2.8 | 0.048 | (pg/mL) | (1.5–2) | (1.4–2.4) | 1.8 | 0.06 | (ng/dL) | (0.9–2.1) | (0.8–2.3) | 0.9 | 0.37 | TSH (mIU/mL) | (1.7–5.4) | (1.7–7.5) | 0.3 | 0.76 | HAPI | (1.7–2.55) | (0.87–2.30) | 3.3 | 0.029 | HARI | (0.88–0.94) | (0.61–0.85) | 3.5 | 0.035 |
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Results are expressed as mean±SD or median and range, test, *: significant, : nonsignificant, TV: thyroid volume, TV SDS: thyroid volume standard deviation score, ITAPI: inferior thyroid artery pulsatility index, ITARI: inferior thyroid artery resistance index, : free triiodothyronine, : free tetraiodothyronine, TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone, HAPI: hepatic artery pulsatility index, HARI: hepatic artery resistance index.
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