Research Article

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

Table 5

Obstetric complications and the risk of pregnancy-related hypokalemia.

Pregnancy or delivery complicationUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR value95% CI lower95% CI upperOR value95% CI lower95% CI upper

Antepartum hemorrhage1.140.0191.021.271.090.1510.971.22
Post-partum hemorrhage1.38<0.0011.281.491.42<0.0011.311.53
Preterm labor0.990.8530.931.06
Gestational hypertension2.37<0.0012.272.482.03<0.0011.942.12
Hyperemesis gravidarum40.28<0.00138.5442.1133.18<0.00131.6134.83