Therapeutic SDC Group (n =88) Subtherapeutic SDC Group (n=103) Toxic SDC Group (n=26)
Total Group Total Group Total Group
Inpatient (n= 77) Outpatient (n=11) Inpatient (n=84) Outpatient (n=19) Inpatient (n=23) Outpatient (n=3)
SDL (ng/mL)  Mean ± SD 1.19 ± 0.26 0.67 ± 0.17 2.75 ± 1.2*
1.18 ± 0.59 126.6 ± 0.56 0.66 ± 0.4 0.52 ± 0.34 0.06 ± 0.8 1.06 ± 0.8
All Groups (1.02 ± 0.8)
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) Mean ± SD  62.6 ± 36.2 57.77 ± 41.3 171.5 ± 91.3*
67.2 ± 41.3 30.9 ± 11.4 61.3 ± 49.2 39.4 ± 35.1 212.9 ± 191.2 23.83 12.4
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) Mean ± SD 1.58 ± 1.16 1.61 ± 1.51 1.97 ± 1.86
1.6 ± 1.1 1.2 ± 0.7 1.7 ± 1.6 0.8 ± 0.43 2.3 ± 1.9 0.8 ± 0.4
Serum potassium (mEq/L) Mean ± SD 4.2 ± 1.05 5.3 ± 1.3 3.9 ± 1.1**
4.3 ± 0.8 4.2 ± 0.6 5.7 ± 1.4 2.9 ± 1.8 4.1 ± 0.8 3.4 ± 1.7
Serum ALT (IU/L) Mean ± SD 57.8 ± 19.2 52.81 ± 49.8 93.7 ± 32.5*
61.7 ± 16.23 32.6 ± 7.4 58.95 ± 8.11 45.45 ± 12.11 108.7 ± 36.1 39.8 ± 20.3
Serum AST (IU/L) Mean ± SD 62.08 ± 25.9 42.9 ± 23.7 130.2 ± 45.9*
66.30 ± 19.4 30.6 ± 9.3 47.14 ± 27.3 19.4 ± 14.2 156.4 ± 41.1 35.3 ± 27.1
* P < 0.05 / ** P ≤ 0.01
Number () of studied cases laboratory findings according to different digoxin concentrations (n= 217)
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) (10-20 mg/dl)
No () within normal range No () above normal range No () > triple the normal range 50 (56.8) 32 (36.4) 6 (6.8) 77 (74.8) 21 (20.4) 5 (4.8) 16 (61) 6 (23.7) 4 (15.3)
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) (0 .5 -1.1 mg/dl)
No () within normal range No () above normal range No () > triple the normal range 50 (56.8) 32 (36.4) 6 (6.8) 77 (74.8) 21 (20.4) 5 (4.8) 16 (61) 6 (23.7) 4 (15.3)
Serum potassium (mEq/L) (3.5-5.5 mEq/l)
No () Hypokalamia (<3.5 mEq/L) No ()within normal range No()Hyperkalaemia(>5.5 mEq/L) 17 (19.3) 69 (78.4) 2 (2.3) 13 (14.7) 85 (82.5) 5 (5.6) 5 (19.2) 19 (73.2) 2 (7.6)
Serum ALT (IU/L) (5-40 IU/L)
No () within normal range No () above normal range No () > triple the normal range 72 (81.9) 11 (12.5) 5 (5.6) 67 (65) 15 (13.5) 21 (20.5) 16 (61.5) 6 (23.5) 4 (15)
Serum AST (IU/L) (5-50 IU/L)
No () within normal range No () above normal range No () > triple the normal range 65 (73.8) 14 (16) 9 (10.2) 67 (66) 16 (15.5) 19 (18.5) 20 (77) 3 (11.5) 3 (11.5)
Table 3: Laboratory findings detected in relation to different SDC (n= 217).