Table 2. Comparison of biochemical parameters of hyperkalemic and normokalemic participants.

mg/dL: milligrams per deciliter.

Clinical and biochemical features	Hyperkalemia (n=101)	Normokalemia (n=399)	p-value
Child-Pugh class
A	12 (11.8%)	217 (54.3%)	<0.00001
B	16 (15.8%)	131 (32.8%)
C	73 (72.2%)	51 (12.7%)
Serum creatinine
>1.3 mg/dL	89 (88.1%)	52 (13.0%)	<0.0001
<1.3 mg/dL	12 (11.9%)	347 (87.0%)
Serum bilirubin
>2.8 mg/dL	69 (68.3%)	201 (50.3%)	0.001
<2.8 mg/dL	32 (31.7%)	198 (49.7%)
Serum albumin
>2.5 mg/dL	35 (34.6%)	274 (68.6%)	<0.0001
<2.5 mg/dL	66 (65.3%)	125 (31.4%)