TABLE 2.
Parameters | Sample | Median | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | N | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Amplitude (ΔF represents the change in fluorescence intensity) | NormoK | 0.861 | 0.707 | 1.16 | 12 | *** < 0.001 |
|
hypoK | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.5 | 13 | |||
(b) CaT Duration (CaTDx) (Time duration in millisecond from the peak fluorescence intensity to the corresponding fluorescence decay intervals) | x | ||||||
30% | NormoK | 141 | 129 | 153 | 11 | ** = 0.001 |
|
hypoK | 161 | 150 | 170 | 10 | |||
50% | NormoK | 223 | 213 | 235 | 11 | ** = 0.003 |
|
hypoK | 242 | 232 | 252 | 10 | |||
70% | NormoK | 292 | 285 | 311 | 11 | * = 0.009 |
|
hypoK | 318 | 306 | 330 | 10 | |||
90% | NormoK | 379 | 358 | 392 | 11 | ** = 0.002 |
|
hypoK | 403 | 393 | 416 | 10 | |||
(c) Time-to-peak/Activation Latency (Time duration in millisecond from the start of the rise of the fluorescence intensity to the peak fluorescence intensity) | NormoK | 141 | 129 | 150 | 12 | * = 0.045 |
|
hypoK | 153 | 143 | 158 | 11 | |||
(d) Upstroke Velocity (ΔF/millisecond; ΔF represents the change in fluorescence intensity) | NormoK | 0.00498 | 0.00456 | 0.00569 | 11 | *** < 0.001 |
|
hypoK | 0.00801 | 0.0073 | 0.00923 | 10 |
NormoK, normokalaemia; hypoK, hypokalaemia.