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Table 1 Characteristics of hospitalized patients with AKI vs no AKI

From: Acute kidney injury is a powerful independent predictor of mortality in critically ill patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo

Characteristics

no AKI

(n = 225)

AKI 1

(n = 113)

AKI 2

(n = 77)

AKI 3

(n = 61)

p value

Age

50.6 ± 17.2

49.9 ± 17.8

56.7 ± 19.1

54.9 ± 18.0

0.020

Men

122(54.2)

67(59.3)

40(51.9)

40(65.6)

0.320

K > 5.5 mmol/l

HC03- < 15 mmol/l

5(3.2)a

1(1.1)a

10(12.7)a

16(29.6)a

9(18.8) a

11(29.7)a

21(44,6)a

16(57.1)a

0.001

0.001

GCS < 9

28(12.4)a

20(17.6)a

15(19.7)a

9(14.7)a

0.029

Hypertension

83(37.1)

52(46.0)

23(29.9)

26(42.6)

0.127

Diabetes

30(13.4)

23(20.4)

7(9.1)

10(16.4)

0.158

Stroke

18(8.0)

10(8.8)

7(9.1)

6(9.8)

0.945

Cancer

16(7.1)

10(8.8)

4(5.2)

5(8.2)

0.794

Congestive heart failure

12(5.4)

2(1.8)

7(9.1)

6(9.8)

0.056

HIV/AIDS

8(3.6)

2(1.8)

2(2.6)

2(3.3)

0.833

NSAIDs

7(3.1)

10(8.8)

4(5.2)

4(6.6)

0.013

CKD

4(1.8)

10(8.8)

3(3.9)

3(4.9)

0.022

  1. Values are n (%) or means ± SD
  2. Abbreviations: HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, CKD chronic kidney disease, GCS Glasgow coma scale
  3. aResults not available in all patients in the study