Table 3.
Variable | OR | 95% CI for OR | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Presence of arrhythmias (n = 26) | |||
Na+ | 0.956 | 0.916‐0.997 | .034 |
K+/Na+‐ratio | 1.52 | 1.082‐2.135 | .016 |
Presence of bradyarrhythmias (n = 13) | |||
K+ | 1.70 | 1.18‐2.43 | .004 |
K+/Na+‐ratio | 2.03 | 1.31‐3.16 | .002 |
Presence of tall and peak‐shaped T waves (n = 37) | |||
K+ | 2.0 | 1.43‐2.70 | <.001 |
K+/Na+‐ratio | 2.03 | 1.42‐2.90 | <.001 |
Mg2+ | 20.4 | 4.7–87.8 | <.001 |
Venous blood pH | 0.02 | 0.002‐0.174 | <.001 |
Absence of P waves (n = 8) | |||
K+/Na+‐ratio | 66.5 | 3.0–1501.0 | .008 |
Mg2+ | 9.82 | 1.15–83.84 | .037 |
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; 95% CI for OR, 95% confidence interval for odds ratio.
Plasma concentrations of potassium and sodium as well as venous blood pH, the K+/Na+‐ratio, plasma glucose and serum magnesium concentrations, and rectal temperature were used as independent variables. Only statistically significant associations are shown.