Table 5.
Laboratory and echocardiographic parameters in studied patients with PEM according to the outcome
| Variant | Na (m eq/l) | K (m eq/l) | Ca (mg/dl) | Total protein (g/dl) | Albumin (g/dl) | Hg (g/dl) | WBCs (x10 V, ul) | cTnT (ng/ml) | FS (%) | EF (%) | E/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survivors (n=38) | 137.97±4.79 | 3.94±0.47 | 8.74±1.2 | 62.7±9.6 | 35.55±7.7 | 9.5±1.64 | 10.3±4.2 | 0.01±0.00 | 49.2±13.2 | 42.31±8.1 | 74.3±9.1 |
| Non-survivors (n=7) | 134.4±6.8 | 3.18±0.44 | 8.08±1.31 | 54.57±9.7 | 28.01±9.7 | 8.7±1.17 | 11.6±4.4 | 0.03±0.01 | 47.1±0.1 | 29.4±6.8 | 63.4±1.5 |
| P value | NS | 0.001* | NS | 0.026* | 0.047* | NS | NS | <0.005* | NS | 0.001* | NS |
PEM, Protein –energy malnutrition; Na, serum sodium; K, serum potassium; Ca, serum calcium; Hg, hemoglobin level; WBCs, total leucocytic count; cTnT, cardiac troponin T; FS, fractional shortening; EF, ejection fraction; E/A ratio, E wave/A wave ratio. Quantitative variables are expressed as mean×standard deviation. Mann–Whitney U-test was used
*
statistically significant result