Fig. 5.

Alkalosis state increased the time spent at home before hospitalization and was related to altered glycemia. Days of hospitalization (A), days spent at home before hospitalization (B) and glycemic levels (C) in patients without acid-base imbalance and with metabolic and respiratory alkalosis. Glycemia was measured by routine blood analysis. The data are showed mean ± SD. Differences between groups were evaluated by One-Way ANOVA non-parametric test (Kruskal-Wallis test): ∗ p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01 vs. metabolic alkalosis group. GraphPad Prism 8 was used to create the figure.