Table 4 Demographic and clinical characteristics of hospitalized individuals with severe hyponatremia (n = 135)
Dead (n = 30) | Alive (n = 105) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 65.8 ± 18.7 | 57.9 ± 18.0 | 0.020 |
Male (%) | 43.3 | 53.5 | 0.448 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 12.5 (3.0, 29.5) | 14.0 (7.0, 25.5) | 0.345 |
CCI | 4 (2, 9) | 1 (0, 3) | 0.001 |
CCI category | <0.001 | ||
0 | 2 (6.7%) | 32 (30.5%) | |
1 | 5 (16.6%) | 26 (24.8%) | |
≥ 2 | 23 (76.7%) | 47 (44.8%) | |
Age (years) | 65.8 ± 18.7 | 57.9 ± 18.0 | 0.020 |
Male (%) | 43.3 | 53.5 | 0.448 |
At admission | |||
Serum albumin (g/L) | 28.3 ± 8.1 | 33.7 ± 7.3 | 0.001 |
Serum glucose (mmol/L) | 8.3 ± 3.0 | 6.7 ± 3.0 | 0.036 |
Serum creatinine (umol/L) | 61.0 (46.0, 116.0) | 51.0 (42.0, 72.0) | 0.501 |
Urea (mmol/L) | 5.3 (4.1, 14.4) | 4.6 (3.4, 6.5) | 0.394 |
Urine acid (mmol/L) | 292.5 ± 165.9 | 199.2 ± 70.4 | 0.043 |
Serum sodium level (mmol/L) | |||
at admission | 121.2 ± 11.0 | 121.7 ± 10.0 | 0.737 |
lowest | 114.6 ± 5.4 | 114.3 ± 4.6 | 0.752 |
at discharge | 132.5 ± 8.5 | 131.4 ± 7.5 | 0.820 |
Community acquired hyponatremia | 25 (83.3%) | 89 (84.8%) | 0.849 |
Serum sodium back to normal finally | 20 (66.7%) | 31 (29.5%) | <0.001 |