The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypokalemia in Pregnancy-Related Hospitalizations: A Nationwide Population Study

Table 2

Medical conditions of pregnancy-related admissions for women with and without hypokalemia.

Medical conditions	Without hypokalemia	With hypokalemia
Chronic kidney disease (%)	0.07	0.63	<0.001
Sickle cell disease (%)	0.26	1.35	<0.001
Systemic lupus erythematosus (%)	0.15	0.60	<0.001
Congestive heart failure (%)	0.03	0.73	<0.001
Obesity (%)	6.3	8.88	<0.001
Coronary artery disease (%)	0.03	0.37	<0.001
Cushing’s syndrome (%)	0.002	0.02	<0.001
Cortico-adrenal insufficiency (%)	0.01	0.21	<0.001
Hypothyroidism (%)	2.8	2.9	0.46

All p values were two sided, with 0.05 as the threshold for statistical significance.