Low T3 syndrome and long-term mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients

Table 2 Baseline laboratory parameters of low and normal freeT3 patient groups

Variable	Normal freeT3(n = 79)	Low freeT3(n = 35)	P value
Creatinine (mg/dL)	9.50 ± 2.75	8.44 ± 2.35	0.041
Urea (mg/dL)	146.59 ± 36.73	140.33 ± 51.06	0.556
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	180.67 ± 47.3	175.8 ± 52.52	0.176
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	183.86 ± 94.69	171.20 ± 130.36	0.215
Hematocrit (%)	37.41 ± 3.74	36.63 ± 3.86	0.860
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12.04 ± 1.33	11.52 ± 1.31	0.262
WBC (/mm3)	7.33 ± 2.20	7.61 ± 2.18	0.406
Albumin (g/dL)	3.99 ± 0.34	3.74 ± 0.497	0.002
TSH (μIU/mL)	2.77 ± 8.45	1.87 ± 1.02	0.354
FreeT4 (ng/dL)	1.13 ± 0.20	1.11 ± 0.3	0.170
IL-6 (pg/mL)	13.73 ± 13.29	16.49 ± 16.85	0.948
hsCRP (mg/dL)	1.56 ± 3.37	1.99 ± 2.73	0.156

Values are expressed as means ± SD or interquartile range as appropriate. hsCRP: High sensitive C-reactive protein; freeT4: Thyroxine; IL-6: Interleukin-6; TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone; WBC: White blood count.