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Table 4 Correlation between electrolytes and other parameters among the studied patients

From: Electrolyte profile in COVID-19 patients: insights into outcomes

 

Sodium

Potassium

Phosphorus

Calcium

Magnesium

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

WBCs

0.054

0.332

0.023

0.616

 − 0.049

0.324

 − 0.064

0.205

 − 0.042

0.345

Absolute lymphocyte

0.011

0.845

 − 0.236

 < 0.001**

 − 0.111

0.027*

0.462

 < 0.001**

 − 0.007

0.872

Platelet

 − 0.345

 < 0.001**

 − 0.09

0.048*

0.195

0.401

0.098

0.052

0.009

0.829

D dimer

0.042

0.592

0.119

0.054

0.173

0.015*

 − 0.082

0.25

 − 0.027

0.661

INR

0.193

 < 0.001**

0.208

 < 0.001*

0.224

 < 0.001**

 − 0.432

 < 0.001**

 − 0.032

0.505

PTT

0.234

 < 0.001**

0.116

0.018*

0.212

 < 0.001**

 − 0.227

 < 0.001**

0.027

0.569

CRP

 − 0.124

0.028*

0.083

0.074

 − 0.009

0.856

 − 0.317

 < 0.001**

 − 0.011

0.802

Ferritin

0.131

0.034*

 − 0.036

0.478

 − 0.117

0.038*

 − 0.164

0.004**

0.013

0.801

Creatinine

0.01

0.862

0.234

 < 0.001**

0.285

 < 0.001**

 − 0.377

 < 0.001**

0.208

0.535

BUN

0.048

0.426

0.233

 < 0.001**

0.241

 < 0.001**

 − 0.508

 < 0.001**

0.02

0.682

LDH

 − 0.017

0.835

0.23

 < 0.001**

0.3

 < 0.001**

 − 0.29

 < 0.001**

0.129

0.043*

T. bilirubin

0.173

0.002*

0.013

0.782

0.06

0.231

 − 0.441

 < 0.001**

0.012

0.797

D. bilirubin

 − 0.08

0.193

 − 0.087

0.089

 − 0.033

0.652

 − 0.351

 < 0.001**

 − 0.003

0.959

T. protein

 − 0.019

0.747

 − 0.169

 < 0.001**

 − 0.141

0.01*

0.54

 < 0.001**

0.029

0.547

Albumin

 − 0.021

0.708

 − 0.237

 < 0.001**

 − 0.214

 < 0.001**

0.606

 < 0.001**

 − 0.03

0.503

ALT

 − 0.137

0.013*

0.051

0.272

 − 0.086

0.085

 − 0.091

0.074

0.018

0.688

AST

 − 0.215

 < 0.001**

0.225

 < 0.001**

0.006

0.811

 − 0.307

 < 0.001**

0.004

0.939

Corticosteroid

0.151

0.193

 − 0.127

0.102

0.16

0.3321

0.038

0.535

 − 0.119

0.447

  1. r Spearman rank correlation coefficient. Pearson correlation coefficient
  2. *p < 0.05 is statistically significant
  3. **p ≤ 0.001 is statistically highly significant