Effects of gestational diabetes mellitus and diabetes mellitus on lipid profile, antioxidants, hormones and electrolytes status in a population of Nigerian women

Table 4 Serum concentrations of Electrolytes in gestational diabetes, normal pregnant, diabetes nonpregnant and nondiabetes nonpregnant women

Biochemical parameter (mmol/l)	Gestational diabetes	Normal pregnant	Diabetes nonpregnant	Nondiabetes, nonpregnant
Na⁺	128.83 ± 3.51^a	132.33 ± 2.23^a	129.55 ± 7.19^a	134.67 ± 11.91^a
K⁺	3.54 ± 0.16^a	3.71 ± 0.25^ab	3.87 ± 0.20^bc	4.20 ± 0.42^c
HCO₃⁻	23.50 ± 1.98^ab	23.60 ± 1.18^ab	22.73 ± 1.27^a	24.07 ± 1.28^b
Cu	0.20 ± 0.07^a	0.18 ± 0.03^a	0.17 ± 0.07^a	0.16 ± 0.10^a

The data are expressed as the means ± SDs of the participants’ electrolyte levels, while the superscripts (a, b and c) denote significant differences. P ˂ 0.05 was considered statistically significant
Keywords: Na+, K+ and HCO3− sodium, potassium and bicarbonate ions, respectively

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