Transient decrease in serum potassium level during ischemic attack of acute coronary syndrome: Paradoxical contribution of plasma glucose level and glycohemoglobin

Table 2 The results of a simple regression analysis of ΔK (n = 311)

Explanatory variables	Regression coefficients	Standard error	Standard regression coefficients	F	P
K on admission	−0.815	0.048	−0.698	294.07	<0.001
Glucose on admission	0.001	0.0004	0.126	5.026	0.026
HbA1c	−0.020	0.024	−0.048	0.7	0.404
eGFR	−0.001	0.001	−0.063	1.213	0.272
BNP	−0.0002	0.0001	−0.101	3.181	0.075
LVEF	−0.005	0.003	−0.095	2.808	0.095
BMI	0.010	0.008	0.075	1.726	0.19
Age	−0.002	0.002	−0.037	0.414	0.52
Blood pressure (mean)	0.002	0.002	0.082	2.084	0.15

ΔK = K at discharge − K on admission.
K: potassium, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, BMI: body mass index, BP: blood pressure.

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