Table 1
Characteristics of acute ischemic stroke patients with low T3 and normal T3 values.
| | Low T3 group | Normal T3 group | -value | | ( ng/dL) | ( ng/dL) | | | |
| | Clinical variables | | | | | Age (years) | 68.1 (12.7) | 66.8 (11.5) | NS | | Sex (% male) | 18 (62.1%) | 11 (61.1%) | NS | | Smoking | 9 (31.0%) | 6 (33.3%) | NS | | Hypercholesterolemia | 8 (27.6%) | 5 (27.8%) | NS | | Coronary artery disease | 5 (17.2%) | 3 (16.7%) | NS | | Diabetes mellitus | 9 (31.0%) | 6 (33.3%) | NS | | Atrial fibrillation | 6 (20.1%) | 4 (22.2%) | NS | | History of hypertension | 19 (65.5%) | 11 (61.1%) | NS | | BP on admission | | | | | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 156.2 (27.9) | 150.2 (29.5) | NS | | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 89.7 (11.4) | 87.8 (14.2) | NS | | Baseline NIHSS scores | 11.5 (3.5) | 6.6 (4.3) | <.05 | | Distribution of NIHSS scores | | | | | Mild (<8) | 2 (6.9%) | 15 (83.3%) | <.01 | | Moderate (8–14) | 17 (58.6%) | 2 (11.1%) | <.01 | | Severe (≥14) | 10 (34.5%) | 1 (5.6%) | <.01 |
| | Laboratory variables | | | | | Anterior carotid artery territory | 11 (37.9%) | 7 (38.9%) | NS | | Posterior/basilar artery territory | 6 (20.1%) | 4 (22.2%) | NS | | Thyroid function tests | | | | | TSH (U/mL) | 1.24 (1.19) | 1.30 (1.21) | NS | | T3 (ng/dL) | 53.1 (11.7) | 109.5 (21.6) | <.01 | | T4 (ng/dL) | 8.5 (3.04) | 9.2 (2.6) | NS | | Initial WBC count | 7.8 (3.9) | 7.3 (2.5) | NS | | Initial hemoglobin | 9.4 (1.4) | 9.1 (1.8) | NS | | Glucose on admission (mmol/L) | 135.6 (56.8) | 128.9 (55.4) | <.05 |
| | Medications | | | | | Antiplatelets/Anticoagulants | 14 (48.3%) | 9 (50%) | NS |
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Numbers for nominal data indicate percentages in parentheses and for continuous data indicate mean standard deviation. Statistical significance (). NS: no statistical significance; BP: blood pressure; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; Baseline NIHSS scores: the initial scores on admission; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; T3: triiodothyronine; T4: thyroxine; Antiplatelets/Anticoagulants: ASA or Plavix or coumadin.
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