Characteristics of Heat Illness during Hajj: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Laboratory profiles of the study’s participants.

Test	Heatstroke (%)	Heat exhaustion (%)	value
High glucose level	36 (45.0)	15 (8.5)	0.004
High creatinine	33 (41.3)	9 (4.8)	<0.001
Hyponatremia	21 (26.3)	18 (9.6)	0.046
High BUN	21 (26.3)	15 (8.0)	0.023
Hypokalemia	20 (25.0)	18 (9.6)	0.045
Low PLT	17 (21.3)	8 (4.3)	0.003
Low Hb	16 (20.0)	13 (7.0)	0.037
High WBC	13 (16.2)	12 (6.4)	0.610
High CK	13 (16.3)	8 (4.3)	0.044
High AST	10 (12.5)	10 (5.3)	1.000
High LDH	8 (10)	4 (2.1)	0.165
High ALT	2 (2.5)	5 (2.7)	0.390

BUN: blood urea nitrogen; PLT: platelets; Hb: hemoglobin; WBC: white blood cell; CK: creatinine kinase; AST: aspartate transaminase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; ALT: alanine transaminase. value is statistically significant.