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Table 6 Association between serum electrolytes and first degree A-V block in children with congenital heart disease

From: Prevalence of arrhythmias among children below 15 years of age with congenital heart diseases attending Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda

Variable

First Degree A-V Block

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

p-value

Yes, n %)

No, n (%)

Hyperkalemia

 Yes

2 (9.5 %)

19 (90.5 %)

0.32 (0.07–1.44)

0.138

 No

40 (24.7 %)

122 (75.3 %)

Hypokalemia

 Yes

4 (57.1 %)

3 (42.9 %)

4.84 (1.04–22.57)

0.045

 No

38 (21.6 %)

138 (78.4 %)

Hypernatremia

 Yes

13 (32.5 %)

27 (67.5 %)

1.88 (0.87–4.07)

0.110

 No

30 (20.4 %)

117 (79.6 %)

Hyponatremia

 Yes

9 (16.4 %)

46 (83.6 %)

0.56 (0.25–1.27)

0.168

 No

34 (25.8 %)

98 (74.2 %)

Hypermagnesemia

 Yes

9 (21.4 %)

33 (78.6 %)

0.84 (0.36–1.95)

0.678

 No

30 (24.6 %)

92 (75.4 %)