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Table 6 Univariate analysis of measures of renal function in patients with and without AKI.

From: Risk factors for acute kidney injury following orthotopic liver transplantation: the impact of changes in renal function while patients await transplantation

Renal functional parameter

NO AKI (n = 445)

AKI (n = 243)

p value

Iodothalamate clearance (ml/min) (registration)

97 ± 35

105 ± 66

0.44

SCr (mg/dL) (registration)

1.05 ± 0.60

1.05 ± 0.40

0.46

BUN (mg/dL) (registration)

19 ± 18

17 ± 14

0.16

eGFR (ml/min) (registration)

83 ± 31

84 ± 32

0.81

SCr (mg/dL) (pre-operative)

1.19 ± 0.60

1.09 ± 0.40

0.45

BUN (mg/dL) (pre-operative)

19.7 ± 17.0

20.0 ± 15.4

0.66

eGFR (ml/ml) (pre-operative)

76.0 ± 31.0

81.4 ± 33.0

0.058

ΔSCr (mg/dL)

0.13 ± 0.70

0.036 ± 0.390

0.017

ΔBUN (mg/dL)

1.08 ± 23.0

3.05 ± 21.0

0.11

ΔeGFR (ml/min)

-7.4 ± 26.0

-2.6 ± 31.0

0.021

% ΔSCr

19 ± 67

9 ± 40

0.014

% ΔBUN

58 ± 170

72 ± 181

0.74

% ΔeGFR

-3.7 ± 45.0

3.3 ± 38.0

0.014

ΔSCr/Δt (mg/dL/day) (mg/dL/day)

0.004 ± 0.034

-0.0014 ± 0.015

0.007

ΔBUN/Δt (mg/dL/day)

0.12 ± 1.30

0.166 ± 0.90

0.114

ΔeGFR/Δt (ml/min/day)

-0.15 ± 1.29

0.04 ± 0.66

0.006

  1. Abbreviations: BUN, blood urea nitrogen; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; SCr, serum creatinine.
  2. To convert to S.I. units: multiply BUN by 0.357 (mmol/L); multiply SCr by 88.4 (μmol/L).