Table 3.

Secondary outcomes and laboratory data by group assignment

	Control, n = 31	Nonepileptic, n = 28	Epilepsy, n = 31	p
HR, bpm	132 ± 7	130 ± 5	124 ± 6	NS
PR, ms	115 ± 5	119 ± 4	123 ± 4	NS
QRS, ms	71 ± 4	79 ± 6	80 ± 10	NS
QTc, ms	414 ± 3	416 ± 3	412 ± 5	NS
SaO2	97 ± 0.4	99 ± 0.5	98 ± 0.4	NS
pH	7.30 ± 0.02a	7.30 ± 0.02b	7.21 ± 0.04c	NS
pCO2, mmHg	46 ± 4	49 ± 3	53 ± 4	NS
HCO3, mEq/L	22 ± 1	23 ± 1	21 ± 1	NS
BE	−4.0 ± 1.1	−3.3 ± 1.0	−5.7 ± 1.2	NS
Glucose, mg/dL	143 ± 78	116 ± 47	131 ± 70	NS
Na+, mmol/L	138 ± 4.5	137 ± 3.0	139 ± 4.6	NS
K+, mmol/L	4.0 ± 0.7	4.0 ± 0.5	4.2 ± 0.7	NS
Ca2+, mg/dL	8.6 ± 0.3d	9.2 ± 0.1e	9.3 ± 0.1f , *	0.03
Mg+, mg/dL	2.1 ± 0.3g	2.0 ± 0.3h	2.4 ± 1.6i	NS

Values are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean.

BE, base excess; HR, heart rate; NS, not significant; QTc, corrected QT; SaO₂, oxygen saturation.

^an = 25, ^bn = 24, ^cn = 20, ^dn = 27, ^en = 24, ^fn = 30, ^gn = 28, ^hn = 24, ⁱn = 29.

*p < 0.05 versus control, post hoc Tukey.