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Table 2 Characteristics of included studies

From: Accuracy of cystatin C in prediction of acute kidney injury in children; serum or urine levels: which one works better? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Country

Setting

Mean age (year)

Boys (%)

Sample size

AKI definition

Location

Storage degreea

Timing of CysC (hours)

Timing of SCr (hours)

Ali et al. 2013 [42]

USA

Cardiac surgery

4

47.4

19

Urine output of <0.5

Serum

NR

12

96

Al-Tonbary et al. 2004 [43]

Egypt

Cancer

5.3

63.8

47

Decrease in eCCl by at least 20% from baseline

Serum

-20

0

720

Askenazi et al. 2011 [9]

England

Low Birth Weight Infants

1

46.7

30

50% increase or rise SCr of at least 0.3 mg/dL

Urine

-20

0

48

Askenazi et al. 2012 [44]

England

ICU admitted

1

51.5

33

50% increase or rise SCr of at least 0.3 mg/dL

Urine

-20

0

48

Ataei et al. 2014 [45]

Iran

ICU admitted

1

56.1

107

Decrease in eCCl by at least 25%

Serum

-80

0

48

Benzer et al. 2015 [46]

Turkey

Contrast induced nephropathy

8.8

39.7

141

Decrease in eCCl by at least 25%

Serum

-20

0

24

Di Nardo et al. 2013 [47]

Italy

Sepsis

2.5

36.4

11

Decrease in eCCl by at least 25%

Serum and urine

-80

0 to 24

48

Elmas et al. 2013 [48]

Turkey

Respiratory distress syndrome

1

45.5

28

Cr > 1.5 mg/dL

Serum

-70

0

72

Hamed et al. 2013 [49]

Egypt

ICU admitted

7

53.1

32

GFR < 80 mL/min/1.73 m2

Serum

-20

0

24

Hassinger et al. 2012 [50]

USA

Cardiac surgery

7.6

55

100

GFR < 80 mL/min/1.73 m2

Serum

-70

0 to 24

96

Herbert et al. 2015 [51]

USA

Cardiac surgery

1

58.8

17

NGAL > 150 ng/mL

Serum

-20

24

72

Herrero-Morín et al. 2007 [52]

Spain

ICU admitted

2.9

60

25

GFR < 80 mL/min/1.73 m2

Serum

NR

24

24

Koyner et al. 2013 [53]

USA

Cardiac surgery

3.8

55

299

100% rise of Cr

Urine

-80

0 to 12

24

Krawczeski et al. 2010 [54]

USA

Cardiac surgery

3.5

53.5

374

50% increase or rise SCr of at least 0.3 mg/dL

Serum

NR

0 to 24

48

Lagos-Arevalo et al. 2014 [55]

Canada

ICU admitted

4.7

60

160

50% increase or rise SCr of at least 0.3 mg/dL

Urine

-80

0

48

Li et al. 2012 [56]

China

ICU admitted

0

54.8

62

Cr > 1.5 mg/dL

Urine

-80

Within 240

240

Mamikonian et al. 2014 [57]

USA

Cardiac surgery

1.3

43

40

Doubling of SCr from baseline

Serum

-80

2 to 24

24 to 72

Maruniak-Chudek et al. 2012 [58]

Poland

ICU admitted

0

62.5

32

50% increase or rise SCr of at least 0.3 mg/dL

Serum

-70

0 to 24

24 to 48

McCaffrey et al. 2015 [59]

UK

ICU admitted

3

53

49

Decrease in eCCl by at least 25%

Serum

-80

0

12 to 24

Peco-Antić et al. 2013 [60]

Serbia

Cardiac surgery

1.6

58

112

Decrease in eCCl by at least 25%

Serum

-80

0 to 24

48

Polat et al. 2013 [61]

Turkey

ICU admitted

8.75

44

52

50% increase or rise SCr of at least 0.3 mg/dL

Serum

-80

0

48

Sarafidis et al. 2012 [62]

Greece

Asphyxia

0

76.9

13

50% increase or rise SCr of at least 0.3 mg/dL

Serum and urine

-80

24

24 to 72

Volpon et al. 2013 [63]

Brazil

ICU admitted

3.8

53.3

122

GFR < 75 mL/min/1.73 m2

Serum

-80

0 to 24

72

Zhang et al. 2013 [64]

China

Cardiac surgery

1

69.8

43

50% increase or rise SCr of at least 0.3 mg/dL

Serum

-80

0 to 24

72

  1. aCelsius, AKI acute kidney injury, Cr creatinine, GFR glomerular filtration rate, eCCl estimated creatinine clearance, ICU intensive care unit, NGAL neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, SCr serum creatinine