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Table 4 Percentage of drug induced AKI cases by age category

From: Epidemiology and outcomes of acute kidney injury in elderly chinese patients: a subgroup analysis from the EACH study

 

18–64 years (%)

65–79 years (%)

≥80 year (%)

P value

Nephrotoxic drugs

32.4

38.6

51.4

<0.001

Chinese traditional medicine/herbs

27.8

30.5

33.8

<0.001

NSAIDs

18.5

26.8

29.2

<0.001

Antibiotics

17.5

13.8

15.1

<0.001

Contrast media

6.1

8.3

7.7

<0.001

Anticancer drugs

4.8

2.7

0.7

<0.001

  1. NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs