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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with Graves’ disease with/without thyroid storm

From: Generation of a mouse model of thyroid storm and preliminary investigation of the therapeutic effects of ghrelin

 

Gender

Age

(y)

JTA criteria

BWPS

IL-6 (pg/mL)

TSH (µIU/mL)

FT3 (pg/mL)

FT4 (ng/dL)

ALT (IU/L)

CRP (mg/dL)

Triggers

Outcome

With

Thyroid Storm

female

80

Definite

60

175.0

< 0.005

15.27

7.14

98

10.02

Infection

Survival

female

45

Definite

45

13.5

< 0.005

31.37

> 7.77

20

14.43

Infection

Survival

female

55

Definite

45

11.4

< 0.005

27.98

> 7.77

22

0.19

Infection

Survival

female

75

Definite

85

22.8

< 0.005

6.37

6.69

20

0.65

Intestinal Necrosis

Survival

Without

Thyroid Storm

female

62

5.2

< 0.005

11.46

4.39

35

0.06

female

33

1.6

< 0.005

8.25

3.21

23

0.04

female

39

3.6

< 0.005

> 32.55

> 7.77

40

0.04

female

41

2.1

< 0.005

24.62

5.78

49

< 0.02

P value

N/A

0.11

N/A

N/A

< 0.05

N/A

0.50

0.07

0.44

0.17

N/A

N/A

  1. JTA criteria: The diagnostic criteria for thyroid storm of the Japan Thyroid Association (Definite or Suspected) [18]
  2. BWPS: Burch-Wartofsky Point Scale [19]
  3. IL-6: interleukin-6. TSH: thyrotropin. FT3: free T3. FT4: free T4. ALT: alanine aminotransferase. CRP: C-reactive protein. N/A: not applicable