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Low free triiodothyronine levels are associated with frail phenotype in hospitalized inpatients with cirrhosis.
Postgraduate medicine - 1 Jun 2022
Li Chaoqun, Zhao Chunshan, Yu Zihan, Yang Wanting, Sun Mingyu, Li Yifan, Guo Gaoyue, Hui Yangyang, Wang Xiaoyu, Fan Xiaofei, Wang Bangmao, Zhang Jie, Sun Chao
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OBJECTIVE: Frailty is a prevalent complication predicting morbidity and mortality in cirrhosis. However, the association between thyroid hormone levels and frailty in cirrhotics remains elusive. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between thyroid hormone and frail phenotype in euthyroid patients with cirrhosis. METHODS: A total of 214 adult cirrhotic inpatients were divided into two groups according...
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