Elevated Thyroid Autoantibodies Aggravate Stroke Severity in Euthyroidism with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 3

Comparison of thyroid function and clinical features in AIS and euthyroidism with and without elevated thyroid autoantibodies.

	PTA ()	NTA ()	value
Thyroid function test
TT3 (pmol/L)			0.350
FT3 (pmol/L)			0.025
TT4 (pmol/L)			0.288
FT4 (pmol/L)			0.753
TSH (mU/L)			0.632
NIHSS score at admission			0.025
NIHSS score at discharge			0.023
Mortality, (%)	4 (8%)	3 (0.8)
Duration of hospital stay (days)			0.523

Data presented as or percentage. Abbreviations: AIS: acute ischemic stroke; PTA: positive thyroid autoantibody; NTA: negative thyroid autoantibody; TT3: total triiodothyronine; FT3: free triiodothyronine; TT4: total thyroxine; FT4: free thyroxine; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score. and .