The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hyperkalemia in the Outpatient Setting

Figure 5

Baseline patient characteristics that were associated with the development of hyperkalemia (serum potassium ≥ 5.8 mmol/L). Data were analyzed by univariate (a) and multivariate (b) binary logistic regression to calculate the odds ratio. DM, diabetes mellitus; CAD, coronary heart disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; HD, hemodialysis; RAASi, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor; OR; odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

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