Statistic | Serum potassium interval to define hyperkalaemiaa | ||
---|---|---|---|
≥5.0 mmol/L to < 5.5 mmol/L | ≥5.5 mmol/L to < 6.0 mmol/L | ≥6.0 mmol/L | |
Incidence of hyperkalaemia | |||
Total hyperkalaemia episodes | 234,339 | 59,688 | 14,291 |
Mean number of hyperkalaemia episodes per patient (SD) | 1.22 (2.29) | 0.31 (1.05) | 0.07 (0.44) |
Crude rate of hyperkalaemia per 1000 patient-years (95% CI) | 246.02 (245.03, 247.02) | 62.66 (62.16, 63.17) | 15.00 (14.76, 15.25) |
Number patients experiencing hyperkalaemia episodes (%) | |||
No hyperkalaemia episodes | 105,273 (54.84%) | 161,335 (84.04%) | 182,524 (95.08%) |
Exactly one hyperkalaemia episode | 38,323 (19.96%) | 18,765 (9.78%) | 6985 (3.64%) |
Exactly two hyperkalaemia episodes | 18,253 (9.51%) | 5683 (2.96%) | 1449 (0.75%) |
Exactly three hyperkalaemia episodes | 10,352 (5.39%) | 2606 (1.36%) | 490 (0.26%) |
Four or more hyperkalaemia episodes | 19,763 (10.30%) | 3575 (1.86%) | 516 (0.27%) |
To first episode (among patients experiencing 1+ episodes) | 1.80 (0.72, 3.61) | 2.58 (1.13, 4.62) | 3.09 (1.41, 5.17) |
First to second episode (among patients experiencing 2+ episodes) | 0.99 (0.40, 1.99) | 0.84 (0.24, 1.87) | 0.65 (0.12, 1.66) |
Second to third episode (among patients experiencing 3+ episodes) | 0.76 (0.31, 1.48) | 0.59 (0.19, 1.31) | 0.41 (0.10, 1.13) |
Third to fourth episode (among patients experiencing 4+ episodes) | 0.61 (0.26, 1.18) | 0.48 (0.15, 1.06) | 0.30 (0.08, 0.84) |