Metformin-Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Lactic Acidosis

Table 2

Prognostic factors for renal replacement therapy requirement.

	RRT required	RRT not required	𝑃 *
Hemoglobin (g/L)	109.9 ± 16.8	134.7 ± 24.6	0.002
Potassium (mmol/L)	6.03 ± 1.11	4.81 ± 1.55	0.015
pH	7.06 ± 0.19	7.24 ± 0.09	0.023
Serum proteins (g/L)	63.3 ± 12.2	73.2 ± 10.5	0.041
Creatinine (μmol/L)	666.54 ± 309.40	449.07 ± 221.88	0.07
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	9.51 ± 6.98	14.56 ± 6.35	0.08
Lactate (mmol/L)	9.54 ± 5.29	7.97 ± 4.32	0.44
Anion gap	29.75 ± 11.21	27.44 ± 7.99	0.59
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	121.26 ± 43.30	115.60 ± 23.65	0.71
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	63.37 ± 20.32	62.22 ± 18.77	0.89
Mean blood pressure (mmHg)	82.67 ± 27.35	78.74 ± 17.82	0.70

*Significant 𝑃 values between groups highlighted in bold.