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

Table 3 The results of a multiple regression analysis of ΔK (n = 311)

Significant variables	Regression coefficients	Standard error	Standard regression coefficients	P
K on admission	−0.77	0.049	−0.659	<0.001
Glucose on admission	0.001	0.0005	0.177	0.005
HbA1c	−0.054	0.026	−0.127	0.04
Use of β-blockers on admission (β1 selective)	0.047	0.079	0.025	0.551
(non-selective)	−0.161	0.084	−0.8	0.058
RAAS-I newly administered	0.05	0.047	0.048	0.286
Discontinued	0.04	0.119	0.014	0.736
Diuretics newly administered	0.1	0.085	0.052	0.24
Discontinued	0.114	0.143	0.032	0.426

No significant variables (other than the medication profiles): BMI, Age, BP, eGFR, LVEF, BNP.
Dependent variable: ΔK.
Explanatory variables: BMI, Glucose, Age, BP, K on admission, HbA1c, eGFR, RASS-I or diuretics newly administered,
RAAS-I or diuretics discontinued, LVEF, BNP, use of β-blocker on admission.
K: potassium.

ISSN: 1475-2840