Incidence, aetiology and outcomes of obstetric-related acute kidney injury in Malawi: a prospective observational study

Table 2 Baseline data of women with acute kidney injury (AKI) and no kidney disease (NKD)

	NKD (n = 276)	AKI (n = 26)	p value
Age in years	25 (20–30)	27 (20–32)	0.44
Gravidity	2 (1–4)	2 (1–3)	0.43
Previous pregnancy loss	70 (25.4)	5 (19.2)	0.49
HIV positive	33 (12.0)	1 (3.9)	0.43
Antiretroviral therapy (prior to recruitment)	29 (10.5)	1 (3.9)	0.28
Diabetes as co-morbidity	1 (0.36)	0 (0)	0.76
Any nephrotoxins^a (prior to recruitment)	99 (36.0)	8 (30.8)	0.60

Figures shown are median (interquartile range) or frequency (%)
^aNephrotoxins = NSAIDs, tenofovir, gentamicin or traditional medications; recorded if taken within 1 week of recruitment

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