BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 3 Correlating factors of FT3 and FT4 in DK/DKA patients

From: The prevalence, hospitalization outcomes and risk factors of euthyroid sick syndrome in patients with diabetic ketosis/ketoacidosis

Variables	FT3		FT4
Variables	Correlation coefficient	P	Correlation coefficient	P
Age	-0.201	< 0.001	-0.051	0.311
Onset age	-0.176	< 0.001	-0.049	0.332
Diabetes duration	-0.107	0.036	0.000	0.998
BMI	0.155	0.016	0.149	0.020
HbA1c	-0.117	0.024	-0.008	0.881
Albumin	0.477	< 0.001	0.188	< 0.001
Creatinine	-0.108	0.033	0.003	0.948
eGFR	0.180	< 0.001	0.025	0.627
24-h urine albumin	-0.215	< 0.001	-0.053	0.367
pH	0.172	0.004	0.147	0.015
PaCO₂	0.309	< 0.001	0.166	0.009
CO₂CP	0.235	< 0.001	0.170	0.001
HCO₃⁻	0.285	< 0.001	0.178	0.004
hsCRP	-0.440	< 0.001	-0.054	0.406
WBC	-0.504	< 0.001	-0.200	< 0.001
Neutrophil	-0.542	< 0.001	-0.215	< 0.001
Lymphocyte	0.234	< 0.001	0.094	0.063
N/L ratio	-0.522	< 0.001	-0.226	< 0.001
Triglyceride	0.045	0.372	-0.031	0.542
Total cholesterol	0.197	< 0.001	0.049	0.334
LDL-C	0.155	0.002	0.030	0.556
HDL-C	0.232	< 0.001	0.155	0.002

Spearman correlation tests was applied for evaluating associations between FT3, FT4 and other variables
FT3 Free triiodothyronine, FT4 Free thyroxine, BMI Body mass index, HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin, pH Power of hydrogen, PaCO₂ Pressure of carbon dioxide, CO₂CP Carbon dioxide combining power, HCO₃⁻ Bicarbonate ion, hs-CRP High sensitivity C-reactive protein, WBC White blood cell count, N/L ratio Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Back to article page

ISSN: 1472-6823

Contact us

General enquiries: journalsubmissions@springernature.com