Research Article
Breath Ketone Testing: A New Biomarker for Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Diabetic Ketosis
Table 2
Comparison of blood β-hydroxybutyrate concentrations and exhaled acetone concentrations between the groups.
| | 1 Urine ketone (−) | 2 Urine ketone (±) | 3 Urine ketone (+) | 4 Urine ketone (++) | 5 Urine ketone (+++) | P |
| Blood β-hydroxybutyrate (mmol/L) | 0.23 | 0.39 | 0.71 | 1.73 | 3.56 | <0.001 | Acetone in the breath (ppmv) | 0.89 | 0.93 | 2.04 | 13.82 | 33.12 | <0.001 |
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