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