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Table 2 Age adjusted odds ratios

From: Acute kidney injury among adult patients with sepsis in a low-income country: clinical patterns and short-term outcomes

Variable

Main outcome of interest

   
 

No AKI

Presence of AKI

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Age adjusted OR (95% CI)

 
 

Number (%)

Number (%)

  

P-value

Age in years

     

  1. 1829

117 (36.11)

16 (25.40)

Reference:

 

  2. 3039

100 (30.86)

14 (22.22)

1.02 (0.48-2.20)

0.573

  3. 4049

54 (16.67)

16 (25.40)

2.17 (1.01-4.65)

0.069

  4. 5059

20 (6.17)

5 (7.94)

1.83 (0.60-5.55)

0.274

  5. >59

33 (10.19)

12 (19.05)

2.66 (1.15-6.17)

0.023

Use of herbs

     

  1. Yes

82 (25.31)

18 (28.57)

   

  2. No

242 (74.69)

45 (71.43)

0.85 (0.46-1.55)

1.05 (0.55-2.03)

0.875

Postural difference (mmHg)

     

  1. 1

215 (66.36)

39 (61.90)

Reference

Reference

 

  2. 29

74 (22.84)

9 (14.29)

0.67 (0.31-1.45)

0.58 (0.25-1.36)

0.213

  3. >9

35 (10.80)

15 (23.81)

2.36 (1.18-4.73)

1.84 (0.89-3.87)

0.106

Glascow coma scale

     

  1. ≤14

51 (15.74)

23 (36.51)

   

  2. >14

273 (84.26)

40 (63.49)

0.32 (0.18-0.59)

0.47 (0.24-0.94)

0.032

Karnofsky performance score

     

  1. ≤50

232 (71.83)

50 (79.37)

   

  2. >51

91 (28.17)

13 (20.63)

0.66 (0.34-1.28)

0.94 (0.46-1.92)

0.864

Urine output (L/24 hrs)

     

  1. ≤0.5

22 (6.79)

17 (26.98)

Reference

Reference

 

  2. 0.6-2.4

285 (87.96)

43 (68.25)

0.20 (0.10-0.40)

0.34 (0.15-0.75)

0.008

  3. >2.4

17 (5.25)

3 (4.76)

0.23 (0.06-0.91)

0.56 (0.14-2.18)

0.401

Intravenous fluids (Litres)

     

  1. ≤1

291 (89.81)

55 (87.30)

   

  2. >1

33 (10.19)

8 (12.70)

1.28 (0.56-2.93)

0.67 (0.42-2.73)

0.422

White blood cell counts

     

  1. ≤12,000 cells/mcL

277 (85.49)

44 (69.84)

   

  2. >12,000 cells/mcL

47 (14.51)

19 (30.16)

2.54 (1.37-4.73)

2.24 (1.11-4.52)

0.024

Platelets

     

  1. ≤100,000 cells/mcL

45 (13.89)

10 (15.87)

   

  2. >100,000 cells/mcL

279 (86.11)

53 (84.13)

0.85 (0.41-1.80)

0.73 (0.34-1.56)

0.415