| Parameter | With infections mean ± SD | Without infections mean ± SD | P value |
| Anion gap at adm | 28 ± 5.22 | 27.2 ± 5.34 | 0.58 |
| Anion gap at 6hrs | 22.47 ± 6.6 | 21.64 ± 4.91 | 0.54 |
| Mean fluids at ER ml/kg | 22.4 ± 23 | 16.12 ± 13.7 | 0.13 |
| Base deficit | 28.08 ± 6.3 | 21.6 ± 7.8 | 0.008 |
| Tco2 | 4.92 ± 2.95 | 7.29 ± 5.03 | 0.08 |
| Hct at admission | 39.03 ± 7.45 | 39.68 ± 6.37 | 0.64 |
| Urea mg/dl | 48.23 ± 31.0 | 37.32 ± 16.6 | 0.014 |
| Glucose mg/dl | 507 ± 108 | 519 ± 113 | 0.436 |
| pH at admission | 7.03 ± 0.19 | 7.11 ± 0.14 | 0.02 |
| pH at 6 hours | 7.19 ± 0.18 | 7.27 ± 0.12 | 0.009 |
| Sodium mEq/L | 144 ± 017 | 142 ± 6.03 | 0.48 |
| Sodium at 6 hrs | 141.3 ± 10.5 | 138 ± 6.86 | 0.058 |
| Osmolality at adm Mosm/l | 303.4 ± 14.57 | 302 ± 12.7 | 0.87 |
| Osmolality at 6 hrs Mosm/l | 298.5 ± 20.95 | 288 ± 20.6 | 0.016 |
| hrs for gl to reach 250mg/dl | 9 ± 8.4 | 9.8 ± 13.3 | 0.72 |
| Hrs of acidosis duration | 45 ± 50.39 | 22 ± 18.8 | 0.016 |
| Insulin infusion hours | 49.15 ± 49 | 25.6 ± 19.69 | 0.00 |
| Hrs of IV fluids | 50.3 ± 49 | 26.54 ± 19.9 | 0.00 |
| HBA1c | 11.57 ± 2.55 | 12.17 ± 2.9 | 0.25 |
| Hosp stay days | 9.67 ± 6.96 | 7.54 ± 4.40 | 0.046 |