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Table 1 Baseline data in all patients in the study population, in patients with no kidney disease (NKD), and in patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Variables are compared between NKD and AKI

From: Incidence, aetiology and outcome of community-acquired acute kidney injury in medical admissions in Malawi

Demographic Variable

All patients N = 892

No Kidney Disease (NKD) N = 704

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) N = 153

P value

Age (median; IQR)

37 (30–52)

36 (28–50)

41 (32–58)

0 · 0008

Male sex

500 (56 · 1%)

388 (55 · 1%)

92 (60 · 1%)

0 · 257

Medical History

 HIV

391 (43 · 8%)

281 (39 · 9%)

90 (58 · 8%)

<0 · 0001

 HTN

109 (12 · 2%)

78 (11 · 1%)

24 (15 · 7%)

0 · 112

 CVDa

52 (5 · 8%)

39 (5 · 6%)

12 (7 · 8%)

0 · 277

 TB

43 (4 · 8%)

28 (4 · 0%)

15 (9 · 8%)

0 · 003

 DM

34 (3 · 8%)

20 (2 · 9%)

10 (6 · 5%)

0 · 025

 Liver Disease

8 (0 · 9%)

5 (0 · 7%)

3 (2 · 0%)

0 · 145

 Malignancy

7 (0 · 8%)

3 (0 · 4%)

3 (2 · 0%)

0 · 48

 Known CKD

5 (0 · 6%)

0 (0%)

2 (1 · 3%)

0 · 027

Medications

 NSAID

339 (38 · 1%)

259 (37 · 0%)

66 (43 · 1%)

0 · 153

 TDF ART

311 (34 · 9%)

234 (33 · 2%)

66 (43 · 1%)

0 · 02

 Diuretic

144 (16 · 2%)

109 (15 · 5%)

26 (17 · 0%)

0 · 652

 ACEi or ARB

31 (3 · 5%)

19 (2 · 7%)

6 (3 · 9%)

0 · 419

 Non TDF ART

13 (1 · 5%)

3 (0 · 4%)

6 (3 · 9%)

0 · 001

Admission Diagnosis

 LRTI

215 (24 · 1%)

196 (27 · 8%)

16 (10 · 4%)

<0 · 0001

 Sepsisb unclear source

104 (11 · 6%)

81 (11 · 5%)

21 (13 · 7%)

0 · 442

 GE

79 (8 · 9%)

46 (6 · 5%)

30 (19 · 6%)

<0 · 0001

 Meningitis

66 (7 · 4%)

61 (8 · 7%)

5 (3 · 3%)

0 · 023

 Stroke

63 (7 · 1%)

51 (7 · 2%)

8 (5 · 2%)

0 · 37

 Heart Failure

62 (7 · 0%)

45 (6 · 4%)

13 (8 · 5%)

0 · 348

 Symptomatic Anaemia

60 (6 · 7%)

45 (6 · 4%)

11 (7 · 2%)

0 · 718

 TB

43 (4 · 8%)

28 (4 · 0%)

15 (9 · 8%)

0 · 003

 Malaria

33 (3 · 7%)

21 (3 · 0%)

9 (5 · 9%)

0 · 077

 Liver failure

26 (2 · 9%)

14 (2 · 0%)

11 (7 · 2%)

0 · 001

 Disseminated malignancy

17 (1 · 9%)

14 (2 · 0%)

3 (2 · 0%)

0 · 982

 Other

124 (13 · 9%)

102 (14 · 5%)

11 (7 · 2%)

0 · 45

  1. AKI acute kidney injury, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, HTN hypertension, CVD cardiovascular disease, TB tuberculosis, DM diabetes mellitus CKD chronic kidney disease, NSAID non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, TDF ART tenofovir based antiretroviral therapy, ACEi angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, LRTI lower respiratory tract infection (including pleural effusion), GE gastroenteritis
  2. aischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral vascular disease
  3. bclinical diagnosis