The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 5 Relation between serum electrolytes and patients’ hospital course

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

Electrolytes	Hospital course		Test
	Unfavorable	Favorable	T	P
	Mean+ SD	Mean+ SD	T	P
Sodium	142.90+6.23	140.96+4.20	3.304	<0.05*
Potassium	4.46+0.66	4.23+0.64	3.905	<0.05*
Calcium	8.17+0.76	8.95+0.73	−10.393	<0.05*
Phosphorus	4.05+1.51	3.48+0.88	4.68	<0.05*
Magnesium	2.21+0.52	2.20+0.52	0.290	0.772

Independent sample t test and data are represented as mean ± SD
^*p < 0.05 is statistically significant

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