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Table 1 Patient clinical manifestation stratified according to lactate level

From: Hyperlactatemia associated with diabetic ketoacidosis in pediatric intensive care unit

Variables

Lactate > 2mmol/L

(n = 61)

Lactate ≤ 2mmol/L

(n = 46)

p

z/t/χ 2

Age (years)

11(8.500, 14)

8(4, 11)

< 0.001

-3.625

Female (%)

38(62.295 %)

27(58.696 %)

0.706

0.142

infection

28(45.902 %)

23(50 %)

0.674

0.177

new onset diabetes mellitus (%)

39(63.934 %)

39(84.783 %)

0.016

5.769

Family history of diabetes mellitus (%)

6(9.836 %)

9(19.565 %)

0.151

2.059

Heart rate (beats/minute)

133.508(5.375)

120.543(19.873)

< 0.001

3.806

Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)

114.183(20.340)

110.565(17.735)

0.340

0.959

Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)

73(56.500, 81)

66(57.75, 74)

0.028

-2.191

PH

7.025(0.148)

7.098(0.167)

0.020

2.368

Leukocyte count(109/L)

18.41(12.990, 32.285)

13.295(7.978, 23.463)

0.004

-2.898

C reactive protein(mg/L)

8.13(4.435, 26.570)

4.765(1.775, 11.955)

0.167

-1.381

Procalcitonin (ng/mL)

1.11(0.235, 8.058)

0.13(0.085, 1.455)

< 0.001

-3.744

Creatinine (umol/L)

44(34.625, 64.300)

30.1(23.875, 38.625)

< 0.001

-4.153

Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

5.905(3.473, 10.388)

4.005(2.370, 5.653)

0.002

-3.037

Alanine transaminase (U/L)

13.3(9.650, 19.75)

11.1(8.425, 15.65)

0.107

-1.611

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.82(1.185, 2.968)

1.69(1.045, 3.32)

0.336

-0.962

Ferritin (ug/L)

180.8(120.950, 322.725)

153(83.825, 222.975)

0.105

-1.622

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

27.8(19.050, 29)

20.85(16.35, 27.35)

0.002

-3.05

C peptide (nmol/L)

0.060(0.010, 0.155)

0.135(0.09, 0.23)

0.003

-2.99

Glycosylated hemoglobin (%)

12.485(2.591)

12.917(2.347)

0.377

-0.887

Lactic dehydrogenase (U/L)

289.5(217.75, 392.75)

258(209, 336)

0.144

-1.46

Stage of severity

  

0.044

6.246

 Mild stage

2

8

  

 Moderate stage

14

10

  

 Severe stage

45

28