Research Article
Study of Electrolyte Changes in Patients with Prolonged Labour in Ikot Ekpene, a Rural Community in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
Table 5
Mean electrolyte levels between cases of prolonged labour and controls.
| Variable | Cases Mean (SD) | Control Mean (SD) | All Mean (SD) | value |
| K+ (mmol/L) | 6.4 (0.2) | 4.1 (0.3) | 5.1 (1.0) | <0.001 | Na+ (mmol/L) | 150.6 (8.1) | 131.7 (2.8) | 142.2 (7.6) | <0.001 | Cl− (mmol/L) | 111.9 (5.7) | 99.0 (4.0) | 103.4 (6.2) | <0.001 | Urea (mmol/L) | 11.1 (3.6) | 4.7 (1.0) | 6.9 (3.8) | <0.001 | Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 17.6 (3.2) | 23.8 (2.4) | 21.2 (3.7) | <0.001 | Creatinine (μmol/L) | 111.2 (12.7) | 62.1 (12.2) | 86.5 (25.4) | <0.001 | Ketonuria | | | | | Present | 87 (91.6) | 2 (1.9) | 89 (44.5) | <0.001 | Absent | 8 (8.4) | 103 (98.1) | 111 (55.5) |
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