Table 3.
Odds of Death within 1 Day of a Hyperkalemic Event, by Potassium Category and CKD
| Potassium< 5.5 mg/dl (No hypokalemia) |
Potassium ≥ 5.5 and <6.0 mg/dl |
Potassium ≥ 6.0 mg/dl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INPATIENT | ||||
| Number of records | 1206165 | 24190 | 10747 | |
| No CKD | ||||
| OR (95% CI)1,2 | 1 (reference) | 11.38 (10.08, 12.84) | 33.36 (29.72, 37.43) | |
| Number of records | 762136 | 9611 | 4227 | |
| Number of death events3 | 2304 (0.3%) | 312 (3.2%) | 365 (8.6%) | |
| CKD | ||||
| OR (95% CI)1,2 | 1.12 (1.05, 1.19) | 5.40 (4.72, 6.18) | 15.82 (13.97, 17.93) | |
| Number of records | 444029 | 14579 | 6520 | |
| Number of death events3 | 1693 (0.4%) | 256 (1.8%) | 310 (4.8%) | |
| OUTPATIENT | ||||
| Number of events | 830998 | 20717 | 10605 | |
| No CKD | ||||
| OR (95% CI)1,2 | 1 (reference) | 6.17 (4.16, 9.16) | 27.74 (20.66, 37.25) | |
| Number of records | 554777 | 7419 | 3270 | |
| Number of death events3 | 336 (0.06%) | 27 (0.4%) | 54 (1.7%) | |
| CKD | ||||
| OR (95% CI)1,2 | 0.99 (0.82, 1.18) | 2.73 (1.80, 4.11) | 13.06 (9.85, 17.30) | |
| Number of records | 276221 | 13298 | 7335 | |
| Number of death events3 | 200 (0.07%) | 25 (0.2%) | 63 (0.9%) | |
1.
Odds ratio (OR) estimated from logistic regression models accounting for repeated glucose measures within individuals.
2.
Adjusted for confounders: race, gender, age, CCI, cancer, diabetes, CVD, treatment with RAAS blocker within 30 days
3.
Number of 1-day death events by records in each subgroup (%)