Table 2.

Association between clinical/demographic variables and mortality in alp patients

Variable	Total Cases (n)	Survivors (n = 29)	Mortality (n = 12)	Mortality Rate (%)	P-value
Ingestion Method					0.006*
Not Dissolved (Direct)	20	10	10	50.0%
Dissolved in Water	15	14	1	6.7%
Unknown	6	5	1	16.7%
Clinical Course (within 48 h)†					< 0.001*
Hypotension
Present	18	6	12	66.7%
Absent	17	17	0	0.0%
Metabolic Acidosis					0.003*
Present	19	10	9	47.4%
Absent	16	16	0	0.0%
ICU Admission					< 0.05*
Required	20	13	7	35.0%
General Ward	21	16	5	23.8%
Demographics
Gender					0.65 (NS)
Male	22	15	7	31.8%
Female	19	14	5	26.3%