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. 2023 Aug 22;23:285. doi: 10.1186/s12871-023-02246-2

Table 2.

Univariate logistic regression analysis of influencing factors of preoperative hypokalemia in gastrointestinal surgery

Group H(n = 64) Group N
(n = 58)
OR value
(95% CI)
p value
Age(y) 63.33±11.72 62.28±11.12 1.01(0.98 to 1.04) 0.610

Gender[n(%)]

Male

Female

64

44(68.8%)

20(31.2%)

58

45(77.6%)

13(22.4%)

0.64(0.28 to 1.43)

1.00

0.274
BMI(kg/m2) 23.12±2.78 23.55±3.78 0.98(0.86 to 1.07) 0.476
ASA classification [n(%)]
I 3(4.7%) 1(1.7%) 1.00
II 50(78.1%) 50(86.2%) 0.33(0.03 to 3.31) 0.349
III 11(17.2%) 7(12.1%) 0.52(0.05 to 6.09) 0.605
AST (U/L) 22.18±13.24 22.03±9.77 1.00(0.97 to 1.03) 0.942
ALT (U/L) 17.15±11.48 20.54±13.51 0.98(0.98 to 1.00) 0.137
Creatinine (umol/L) 69.38±16.61 72.42±20.80 0.99(0.97 to 1.01) 0.370
BUN (mmol/L) 5.35±2.10 6.85±6.76 0.90(0.78 to 1.03) 0.130
Hypertension [n(%)] 12(18.8%) 13(22.4%) 0.80(0.33 to 1.93) 0.617
Calcium channel blockers [n(%)] 1(1.6%) 1(1.7%) 0.91(0.06 to 14.80) 0.944
β-receptor blockers[n(%)] 4(6.3%) 4(6.9%) 0.90(0.22 to 3.78) 0.885
ACEI or ARB[n(%)] 3(4.7%) 10(17.2%) 0.24(0.62 to 0.91) 0.035
Thiazide diuretics [n(%)] 7(10.9%) 2(3.4%) 3.44(0.68 to 17.27) 0.134
Anemia [n(%)] 17(26.6%) 18(31.0%)
Light 15(23.4%) 14(24.1%) 0.91(0.39 to 2.11) 0.830
Moderate 1(1.6%) 1(1.7%) 0.85(0.05 to 14.05) 0.910
Severe 1(1.6%) 3(5.2%) 0.28(0.03 to 2.84) 0.283
Diabetes mellitus [n(%)] 5(7.8%) 3(5.2%) 1.55(0.35 to 6.81) 0.559
Inability to eat or Intestinal obstruction a [n(%)] 11(17.2%) 3(5.2%) 3.81(1.01 to 14.40) 0.049
Albumin (g/L) 37.94±7.41 39.64±8.81 0.97(0.93 to 1.02) 0.255
Vomiting b [n(%)] 11(17.2%) 5(8.6%) 2.20(0.715 to 6.77) 0.169
Diarrhea c[n(%)] 16(25.0%) 3(5.2%) 6.11(1.68 to 22.26) 0.006
Hypokalemia on admission [n(%)] 13(20.3%) 1(1.7%) 14.53(1.84 to 115.00) 0.031
Clinical nurse specialist of gastrosurgeryd [n(%)] 57(89.1%) 53(93.0%) 0.768(0.230 to 2.569) 0.668

a Anemia- Light, hemoglobin concentration 110 g/L ~ lower limit of normal reference value; Moderate, hemoglobin concentration 80 g/L ~ 109 g/L; Severe, hemoglobin concentration < 80 g/L;

a Inability to eat for more than 3 days or have clinical or imaging signs of intestinal obstruction;

b Vomiting for more than 48 h;

c Diarrhea for more than 48 h

dOperation was under cooperation with clinical nurse specialist of gastrosurgery

Group H, Hypokalemia group; Group N, Normokalemia group;

ALT, glutamic pyruvic transaminase; AST, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB, angiotensin receptor antagonist;