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Table 2 Factors associated with hypokalemia in univariable and multivariable logistic regression

From: Urinary tract infection is associated with hypokalemia: a case control study

Factors

Univariable

Multivariable

ORs

95%

CIs

ORs

95%

CIs

UTI

2.48

2.33

2.64

2.27

2.13

2.41

Age

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.01

1.01

1.01

Comorbidity

 CVA

2.29

2.14

2.44

1.29

1.20

1.39

 COPD

2.21

2.08

2.34

1.47

1.37

1.57

 DM

1.56

1.46

1.66

1.02

0.95

1.09

 HTN

2.62

2.46

2.79

1.56

1.44

1.68

 CHF

2.49

2.28

2.71

1.40

1.28

1.53

 CKD

1.42

1.21

1.66

0.98

0.84

1.15

 Diarrhea

2.29

1.28

3.82

2.25

1.24

3.82

Medications

 Potassium-sparing diuretics

1.96

1.12

3.19

1.24

0.69

2.08

 Thiazides

1.98

1.53

2.51

1.57

1.21

2.00

 Sulfonamides

2.26

1.64

3.06

1.44

1.03

1.97

 Beta-2-adrenoreceptor agonists

2.04

1.48

2.76

0.91

0.64

1.26

 Steroids

1.57

1.29

1.89

1.12

0.91

1.37

 Xanthines

2.38

2.05

2.74

1.44

1.22

1.69

 Laxatives

2.07

1.81

2.35

1.32

1.16

1.52

  1. UTI urinary tract infection, CVA cerebral vascular accident, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DM diabetes mellitus, CHF congestive heart failure, CKD chronic kidney disease