- Laboratory evaluation and diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA) severity.
| Parameter | Overall N=156 | DKA severity | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild n=47 | Moderate n=61 | Severe n=48 | |||
| Corrected sodium | |||||
| Hyponatremia | 40 (25.8%) | 13 (27.7%) | 18 (30.0%) | 9 (18.8%) | 0.001 |
| Normal | 102 (65.8%) | 34 (72.3%) | 40 (66.7%) | 28 (58.3%) | |
| Hypernatremia | 13 (8.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.3%) | 11 (22.9%) | |
| Corrected sodium, mmol/L | 138.0 ± 5.6 | 136.6 ± 4.2 | 137.2 ± 4.0 | 140.4 ± 7.4 | 0.004 |
| Blood glucose, mg/dL | 433.9 ± 106.4 | 408.7 ± 104.0 | 424.2 ± 106.4 | 470.8 ± 100.6 | 0.008 |
| White blood cells, count/uL | 15.2 ± 9.3 | 10.8 ± 5.9 | 11.6 ± 5.5 | 23.9 ± 10.1 | <0.001 |
| Hemoglobin g/dL | 13.3 ± 1.6 | 13.2 ± 1.4 | 13.4 ± 1.7 | 13.5 ± 1.7 | 0.517 |
| Platelet count, count/uL | 429.8 ± 136.1 | 384.0 ± 120.4 | 414.7 ± 135.3 | 493.7 ± 130.3 | <0.001 |