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Healthcare GmbH). Serum levels of TSH, fT3, and fT4 levels were analyzed on the same platform by a homogeneous, sequential, chemiluminescent immunoassays based on LOCI® technology (Dimension Vista®, Siemens Healthcare GmbH). The analytical measuring range for
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levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroxine (T4), is a common thyroid dysfunction ( 4 , 5 ). Free T3 (FT3) plays various roles in the cardiovascular system ( 6 , 7 ). Many publications have reported that a low FT3 is associated with a poor
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, and its evaluation in different regions and ethnicities is of importance. This study is part of the 2019 Zhejiang Zhenhai study, and the aim was to discuss the relationship between TSH, free triiodothyronine (FT3), FT4, and FT3/FT4 levels within the
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units: T4 (nmol/L), T3 (nmol/L), free T4 (pmol/L), fT3 (pmol/L), and TSH (μIU/mL). The odds ratio (OR) with 95% CI for all-cause mortality were pooled using a meta-analysis. For this purpose, only studies that presented results from multiregression
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, as triiodothyronine/free triiodothyronine (T3/fT3) levels may be low ( 1 , 2 ). In healthy individuals, fT3 levels can be stable over a wide range of corresponding TSH levels ( 3 ). The regulation of thyroid hormones is reflected in an adjusting fT3
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showed that the levels of free triiodothyronine (fT3) and free thyroxine (fT4) were not significantly associated with the Brief Fatigue Inventory score among thyroid cancer survivors ( 16 ). A retrospective longitudinal study found that the complaints
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free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), ultrasensitive thyroid-stimulating hormone (uTSH), and thyroid antithyroglobulin autoantibody (TgAb) were detected with an immunochemical-automated analyzer (Beckman Coulter UniCelDxI 800; Beckman
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test following 1000 µg of oral LT4 intake ( 9 , 10 , 11 ). At the patient’s admission, a peripheral i.v. catheter was inserted and a baseline blood sample was collected for TSH, free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) measurements. Then
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serum thyroid hormone levels and suppressed TSH, diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland, and TRAb are positive. Laboratory methods Fasting serum GH, IGF-1, total triiodothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine (TT4), TSH, free triiodothyronine (FT3
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concentrations may be relevant for evaluating treatment effects if TSH cannot be used as a marker to monitor thyroidal status (e.g. in central hypothyroidism). Furthermore, a higher fT4/fT3 ratio was seen in patients using L-T4 compared to healthy controls ( 12