Table 2.
Laboratory and hemodynamic values at arrival to emergency department.
| Variable (Normal values) | PGA < 33.5 µmol/mmol creatinine | PGA ≥ 33.5 µmol/mmol creatinine |
Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (12–16), g/dl | 12.4 (10.89, 13.8) | 12.04 (9.67, 13.59) | 12.37 (10.6, 13.65) | 0.197 |
| WBC (4–10.8), x103/microL | 11.0 (8.22, 15.89) | 11.8 (8.53, 14.12) | 11.88 (8.33, 15.63) | 0.63 |
| Creatinine (0.51–0.95), mg/dl | 0.98 (0.7, 1.56) | 0.95 (0.64, 1.43) | 0.97 (0.70, 1.53) | 0.75 |
| Urea (15–45), mg/dl | 47 (30, 79) | 69 (41.5, 104) | 48 (33, 83.75) | 0.053 |
| Na (136–148), mEq/l | 137 (134, 139) | 138 (133, 144.5) | 137 (134, 140) | 0.136 |
| K (3.5–5.2), mEq/l | 4.2 (3.9, 4.7) | 4.5 (3.95, 4.9) | 4.2 (3.925, 4.775) | 0.169 |
| Cl (8.1–10.4), mEq/l | 101 (98, 105) | 102 (96.5, 108) | 101 (98, 106) | 0.327 |
| ALT (7–40), IU/l | 19 (12, 36.75) | 24.5 (17.25, 52.75) | 19 (13.28, 38) | 0.185 |
| Albumin (3.6–5.5), g/dl | 3.6 (3.3, 3.9) | 3.3 (2.6, 3.55) | 3.5 (3.2, 3.8) | ≤ 0.001 |
| CRP (0–5), mg/l | 91 (48, 164) | 127.5 (37.09, 166.25) | 94.3(45.34, 164) | 0.457 |
| Lactate (6–18), mg/dl | 50 (14, 30.5) | 21 (16, 36.43) | 21(15, 31.5) | 0.489 |
| pH (7.31–7.42) | 7.38 (7.34, 7.40) | 7.40 (7.37, 7.45) | 7.38 (7.34, 7.40) | 0.039 |
| HCO3 (22–27), mmol/l | 25.85 (22.25, 27.7) | 26.25 (23.58, 27.83) | 26.05 (22.75, 27.7) | 0.785 |
| Anion gap, (8–12), mEg/l | 9.75 (8.6, 11.93) | 11.15 (9.78, 13.9) | 10.35 (8.72, 12.45) | 0.106 |
| Ketones | 11/39 (28.2%) | 9/14 (64.3%) | 20/53 (37.7%) | 0.017 |
| pCO2 (38–52), mmHg | 43.25 (38.53, 48.55) | 39.55 (35.8, 48.58) | 42.75 (37.22, 48.55)c | 0.255 |
| SBP ≤ 100 mmHg | 23 (16%) | 3 (12%) | 26 | 0.755 |
| qSOFA ≥ 2 | 22 (29.3%) | 10 (40%) | 32 | 0.322 |