Table 11: Other Routine investigations vs. Study group.

S. No. Investigations All subjects (n = 122) Sepsis (n = 62) Control (n = 60) p-value
1 Hemoglobin (< 10 gm/dl) 86 (65%) 45 (70) 41 (60%) 0.270
2 Sodium < 135 mEq/L (hyponatremia) 51 (39%) 34 (47%) 17 (31%) 0.020
3 Potassium < 3.5 mEq/L (hypokalemia) 53 (43%) 32 (51%) 21 (36%) 0.327
4 S protein (< 6 gm/dl) 18 (15%) 12 (20%) 6 (10%) 0.248