Table 3.
Pearson's correlation coefficient matrix for factors associated with plasma lactate in the present study.
| Age | Sex | Body mass index | Taking metformin | Serum creatinine | Serum bicarbonate | Pulse rate | Plasma glucose | Plasma lactate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | −0.04 | ||||||||
| Body mass index | −0.35 | −0.04 | |||||||
| Taking metformin | −0.03 | −0.06 | 0.14⋆⋆ | ||||||
| Serum creatinine | 0.21⋆⋆ | 0.31⋆⋆ | −0.03 | 0.05 | |||||
| Serum bicarbonate | 0.11 | 0.02 | −0.16⋆⋆ | −0.13⋆ | −0.04 | ||||
| Pulse rate | −0.03 | −0.12⋆ | 0.18⋆⋆ | 0.18⋆⋆ | −0.01 | −0.16⋆⋆ | |||
| Plasma glucose | −0.07 | 0.07 | 0.12⋆ | 0.21⋆⋆ | −0.05 | −0.11⋆ | 0.08 | ||
| Plasma lactate | −0.14 | −0.06 | 0.25⋆⋆ | 0.20⋆⋆ | −0.01 | −0.13⋆ | 0.29⋆⋆ | 0.28⋆⋆ | |
| Taking β-adrenoceptor blocker | 0.09 | 0.02 | −0.09 | −0.04 | 0.05 | 0.10⋆ | −0.15⋆⋆ | 0.02 | 0.03 |
⋆
P < 0.05
⋆⋆
P < 0.01.