Objectives: Elevated free T3 (FT3) is an important feature for the early diagnosis of several diseases among which Grave's disease or Allan-Hernon-Dudley syndrome. However, there is a lack of age-adapted reference intervals for plasma thyroid hormones in children. We conducted a study to define reference values of peripheral FT3 in children using a commonly used automated immunoassay.
Methods: All thyroid function test (TFT) results from our lab collected during 9 months were extracted anonymously, and reference intervals establishment followed recommendations validated by International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC).
Results: We defined five reference intervals covering the whole pediatric period. Overall, 26.1% of peripheral FT3 measured in children with normal TSH are out of the adult reference range, and 22.2% are upper it leading to misinterpretation. In a 9-month old patient with severe neurodevelopmental disorders, a pathological elevated FT3 has been securely interpreted using the newly established interval.
Conclusions: The study highlights the poor relevance of adult intervals in pediatric cares, as it confirms that plasmatic FT3 is higher during the whole pediatric period. This work reports useful age-adapted reference intervals for free T3 in pediatrics using a widely used electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay (ECLIA) kit.
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