Free Triiodothyronine Is Associated with Poor Outcomes after Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 3

Odds ratios for poor outcomes according to the quartiles of FT3.

FT3 quartiles	Model 1		Mode 2
	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value
Q1 (<3.26 pmol/L)	4.63 (2.33–9.02)	<0.001	2.56 (1.15–5.69)	0.021
Q2 (3.26–3.79 pmol/L)	2.42 (1.35–4.35)	0.003	1.88 (0.96–3.71)	0.066
Q3 (3.79–4.26 pmol/L)	1.24 (0.69–2.23)	0.465	0.95 (0.48–1.87)	0.885
Q4 (>4.26 pmol/L)	1 (reference)	—	1 (reference)	—

Model 1 was adjusted for sex, AF, CHD/HF, hemoglobin, WBC, ALB, eGFR, TSH, TG, TC, FT4, and TOAST classification; model 2 was additionally adjusted for variables of age, NIHSS score, and recanalized therapy on the basis of model 1.