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

Table 3

Medical conditions and the risk of pregnancy-related hypokalemia.

Medical condition	Univariate analysis				Multivariate analysis
	OR	value	95% CI lower	95% CI upper	OR	value	95% CI lower	95% CI upper
Chronic kidney disease	8.91	<0.001	7.23	11.00	1.14	0.334	0.88	1.47
Sickle cell disease	5.28	<0.001	4.59	6.07	3.67	<0.001	3.19	4.24
Systemic lupus erythematosus	4.01	<0.001	3.28	4.88	1.59	<0.001	1.29	1.97
Congestive heart failure	27.70	<0.001	22.59	33.96	5.48	<0.001	4.23	7.11
Obesity	1.44	<0.001	1.36	1.53	1.13	<0.001	1.06	1.20
Coronary artery disease	9.98	<0.001	7.66	12.99	2.79	<0.001	2.00	3.89
Cushing’s syndrome	13.73	<0.001	5.10	36.97	4.30	0.064	0.92	20.03
Cortico-adrenal insufficiency	18.40	<0.001	12.77	26.25	16.12	<0.001	10.36	25.09
Hypothyroidism	1.04	0.46	0.94	1.14