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Lower Free T3 Levels Linked to Poorer Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

Türkay Akbaş
Türkay Akbaş
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Harun Güneş
Harun Güneş
   | 30 sty 2024
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Article Category: Research Article
Data publikacji: 30 sty 2024
Zakres stron: 56 - 63
Otrzymano: 09 sie 2023
Przyjęty: 13 lis 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2024-0002
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© 2024 Türkay Akbaş et al., published by Sciendo
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Thyroid hormone results of COPD patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

Parameters N (%)
Normal thyroid hormone levels 29 (36.3)
Non-thyroidal illness syndrome
  Low fT3 17 (21.2)
  Low fT4 14 (17.5)
  Low TSH 4 (5)
  Low fT3 and fT4 8 (10)
  Low TSH and fT3 3 (3.7)
  Low TSH and fT4 4 (5)
  Low TSH, fT3 and fT4 1 (1.3)
Total 80 (100%)

A comparison of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure COPD patients with and without low thyroid hormone levels

Parameters TSH fT4 fT3
≥0.3 IU/mL (N = 68) <0.3 IU/mL (N = 12) P ≥0.93 ng/dL (N = 53) <0.93 ng/dL (N = 27) P ≥2 pg/mL (N = 51) <2 pg/mL (N = 29) P
Age, years 70.9 ± 9.6 75.3 ± 8.3 0.119 71.9 ± 8.9 70.7 ± 10.7 0.618 71.5 ± 7.0 71.7 ± 10.3 0.936
Male, n (%) 39 (57.4) 7 (58.3) 0.949 28 (52.8) 18 (66.7) 0.236 31 (60.8) 5 (51.7) 0.431
HT, n (%) 42 (61.8) 8 (66.7) 0.746 35 (66.0) 15 (55.6) 0.360 30 (58.8) 20 (69) 0.368
DM, n (%) 21 (30.9) 2 (16.7) 0.493 18 (34.0) 5 (18.5) 0.195 17 (33.3) 6 (20.7) 0.230
CVD, n (%)† 39 (57.4) 6 (50.0) 0.755 33 (62.3) 12 (44.4) 0.156 31 (60.8) 14 (48.3) 0.278
Long-term O2 use, n (%) 31 (45.6) 9 (75.0) 0.060 28 (52.8) 12 (44.4) 0.637 25 (49.0) 15 (51.7) 0.816
Admission from wards, n (%)‡ 35 (51.5) 7 (58.3) 0.611 26 (49.1) 16 (59.3) 0.480 22 (43.1) 20 (69.0) 0.026
APACHE II 22.7 ± 7.5 23.3 ± 7.3 0.816 23.0 ± 7.2 23.4 ± 8.0 0.632 20.9 ± 7.0 26.1 ± 7.1 0.002
GCS 11.9 ± 3.7 9.0 ± 4.2 0.042 11.6 ± 3.7 11.1 ± 4.3 0.570 11.9 ± 3.7 10.7 ± 4.1 0.184
IMV, n (%) 30 (44.1) 5 (41.7) 0.875 22 (41.5) 13 (48.1) 0.710 19 (37,3) 16 (55.2) 0.120
Vasopressor, n (%) 25 (36.3) 3 (25) 0.912 19 (35.9) 9 (33.3) 0.823 12 (23.5) 16 (55.2) 0.004
Albumin, g/dL 3.3 ± 0.5 3.2 ± 0.6 0.590 3.3 ± 0.5 3.1 ± 0.6 0.209 3.4 ± 0.5 3.0±0.5 0.059
Creatinine, mg/dL 1.4 ± 1.4 1.3 ± 0.7 0.691 1.4 ± 1.1 1.4 ± 1.4 0.660 1.3 ± 1.1 1.5 ± 1.4 0.473
CRP, mg/dL 7.6 (2–13) 7.9 (1.5–18) 0.740 8 (2–17) 10 (1–13) 0.791 5.5 (1–12) 11 (4.6–16) 0.010
WBC ×103/L 14 ± 7.5 13.3 ± 4.8 0.668 13.8 ± 6.7 14.1 ± 8.1 0.887 12.6 ± 5.0 16.2 ± 9.5 0.027
pH 7.26 ± 0.08 7.29 ± 0.07 0.108 7.28 ± 0.05 7.25 ± 0.10 0.085 7.28 ± 0.07 7.25 ± 0.08 0.102
PCO2, mm Hg 66 ± 17.4 62.8 ± 14.9 0.514 65.5 ± 16.4 65.6 ± 18.4 0.996 64 ± 18 68.0 ± 15.0 0.360
HCO3, mEq/L 25.3 ± 5.5 27.1 ± 6.0 0.376 26.2 ± 4.8 24.4 ± 6.7 0.178 25.6 ± 5.0 25.5 ± 6.6 0.920
PaO2/FiO2, mm Hg 215±92 192 ± 93 0.448 205 ± 92 223 ± 93 0.429 224 ± 95 190 ± 84 0.100
ICU LOS, days 6 (4–10.3) 5 (4–9) 0.554 6 (4–10.5) 5 (4–9) 0.561 5 (4–7) 8 (4–20) 0.021
Hospital LOS, days 10 (6–15.3) 11 (6–20.5) 0.765 11 (7.5–15.5) 10 (6–16) 0.415 9 (6–14) 11 (9–23) 0.142
In-hospital mortality, n (%) 19 (27.9) 4 (33.3) 0.206 16 (30.2) 7 (25.9) 0.797 9 (17.6) 14 (48.3) 0.004

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses for estimating in-hospital mortality

Parameters Univariate† Multivariate‡
P OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI
fT3 0.001 0.172 0.062–0.473 0.027 0.271 0.085–0.865
IMV 0.001 6.139 2.073–18.175
Albumin <0.001 0.094 0.026–0.344
Creatinine 0.063 1.490 0.979–2.270
CRP 0.041 1.048 1.002–1.097
WBC 0.044 1.072 1.002–1.147
APACHE II <0.001 1.210 1.099–1.334 0.007 1.155 1.041–1.282
GCS 0.043 0.880 0.777–0.996
Vasopressor <0.001 11.848 3.790–37.037 0.013 5.426 0.439–20.468
Admission from the ward 0.056 2.725 0.973–7.632

A comparison of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure COPD patients with and without non-thyroidal illness syndrome

Parameters NTIS (−) (N = 29) NTIS (+) (N = 51) p
Age, years 70.5 ± 7.3 71.2 ± 9.5 0.445
Male, n (%) 17 (58.6) 29 (56.9) 0.878
HT, n (%) 18 (62.1) 32 (62.7) 0.952
DM, n (%) 11 (37.9) 12 (23.5) 0.171
CVD, n (%)† 24 (82,8) 35 (68.6) 0.167
Long-term O2 use, n (%) 14 (48.3) 26 (51.0) 0.816
Admission from wards, n (%)‡ 12 (41.4) 30 (58.8) 0.133
APACHE II 21.7 ± 7.0 23.4 ± 7.7 0.295
GCS 11.6 ± 3.8 11.4 ± 4.1 0.829
IMV, n (%) 13 (44.8) 22 (43.1) 0.884
Vasopressor, n (%) 8 (27.6) 20 (39.2) 0.294
Albumin, g/dL 3.5 ± 0.5 3.1 ± 0.5 0.011
Creatinine, mg/dL 1.5 ± 1.3 1.3 ± 1.4 0.635
CRP, mg/dL 6.2 (1.6–12) 9.7 (1.9–14.8) 0.519
WBC, ×103/L 11.1 ± 3.2 13.4 ± 7.0 0.044
pH 7.28 ± 0.06 7.26 ± 0.09 0.392
PCO2, mm Hg 64.0 ± 17.1 66.2 ± 17.0 0.545
HCO3, mEq/L 25.5 ± 4.6 25.7 ± 6.1 0.886
PaO2/FiO2, mm Hg 227 ± 97 202 ± 88 0.251
ICU LOS, days 6 (4–10.5) 5 (4–10) 0.693
Hospital LOS, days 12 (7.5–14.5) 10 (6–16) 0.634
In-hospital mortality, n (%) 4 (13.8) 19 (37.3) 0.022
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