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Table 3 Association between the serum FT3 level and mortality in patients with severe pulmonary TB

From: Correlation between a low serum free triiodothyronine level and mortality of severe pulmonary tuberculosis patients

 

28-day mortality

90-day mortality

 

Survival

Death

P

Survival

Death

P

FT3

348

147

< 0.001*

(N = 308)

(N = 187)

< 0.001*

Low-FT3 group

247 (71%)

136 (92.5%)

 

212 (68.8%)

171 (91.4%)

 

Normal group

101 (29%)

11 (7.5%)

 

96 (31.2%)

16 (8.6%)

 

FT3 level (pmol/L)

3.08 ± 0.96

2.49 ± 0.76

< 0.007*

3.12 ± 0.76

2.56 ± 0.75

< 0.023*

  1. *, P < 0.05
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