Research Article

Pathology of Ketoacidosis in Emergency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Comparison of various values between DKA and AKA patients with divided males (M) and females (F).

ParametersDKA (M) ()DKA (F) ()AKA (M) ()AKA (F) ()DKA
(M) vs. (F)
value
AKA
(M) vs. (F)
value
Males
DKA vs. AKA
value
Females
DKA vs. AKA
value

T1DM/T2DM1/46/3NANA
Age (years)0.48210.37530.40070.1958
Height (cm)0.00950.02090.11270.1494
Body weight (kg)0.08140.30480.04590.0457
BMI (kg/m2)0.26850.18640.03180.0588
Total ketone body (μmol/L)0.40940.07720.03080.3018
AcAc (μmol/L)0.39650.02080.01010.1392
β-OHB (μmol/L)0.41740.09760.04520.3791
β-OHB/AcAc0.41030.23890.25230.1092
pH0.02380.23600.12440.0008
BE (mEq/L)0.07220.11290.07230.0101
Lactate (mEq/L)0.39770.19310.00680.0022

Comparison of various values among patients with DKA and AKA with divided males (M) and females (F) in this study. Data presented as . with the Wilcoxon rank sum test compared to DKA or AKA. Abbreviations: M: males; F: females; DKA: diabetic ketoacidosis; AKA: alcoholic ketoacidosis; T1DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; β-OHB: β-hydroxybutyrate; AcAc: acetoacetate; BE: base excess.