Table 3.
Laboratory Data
| Female Patients | P Value | Normal | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Structural | Normal | Structural | |||
| No. | 16 | 17 | 19 | 44 | ||
| Lactate, mmol/L | 6.32±5.49 | 6.41±3.26 | 0.660 | 8.91±6.55 | 9.01±8.20 | 0.568 |
| BE, mEq/L | −4.30±6.56 | −4.61±4.56 | 0.435 | −9.16±8.46 | −5.66±9.54 | 0.144 |
| pH | 7.27±0.17 | 7.19±0.15 | 0.147 | 7.23±0.19 | 7.22±0.20 | 0.865 |
| WBC, 103/mm3 | 9.320±4.443 | 8.464±2.582 | 0.704 | 8.205±2.731 | 9.996±4.120 | 0.904 |
| CK, g/dL | 216.8±460.2 | 148.7±107.7 | 0.352 | 240.6±158.6 | 426.7±38.5 | 0.131 |
| Na, mEq/L | 139.8±2.2 | 138.8±5.14 | 0.764 | 139.9±4.7 | 141.3±4.7 | 0.215 |
| K, mEq/L | 4.33±1.02 | 4.04±0.87 | 0.418 | 3.90±0.50 | 3.96±0.64 | 0.703 |
| Cl, mEq/L | 103.3±5.2 | 101.7±5.6 | 0.368 | 102.1±6.5 | 101.8±6.0 | 0.748 |
| Ca, mg/dL | 9.13±0.49 | 9.22±0.34 | 0.904 | 9.08±0.61 | 9.14±0.68 | 0.810 |
Normal ranges: lactate, 0.5 to 2.2; BE (base excess), −2 to +2; pH, 7.31 to 7.41; WBC (white blood cell), 4.5 to 11.0; CK (creatine kinase), 22 to 198; sodium (Na), 135 to 145; potassium (K), 3.6 to 5.2; chloride (Cl), 96 to 106; calcium (Ca), 8.6 to 10.3.