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Table 1 Baseline demographics

From: suPAR as a marker of infection in acute kidney injury – a prospective observational study

Parameter

Total cohort (n = 55)

Age [years], mean (SD)

60.5 (15.9)

Male gender, n (%)

34 (61.8%)

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

60%

 Afro-Caribbean

16.4%

 Asian

10.9%

 Other

12.7%

Diabetes Mellitus

18 (32.7%)

Any CKD

19 (34.6%)

CKD stages

 1

0

 2

2 (3.6%)

 3a

7 (12.7%)

 3b

7 (12.7%)

 4

2 (3.6%)

 5

1 (1.8%)

ICU admission diagnosis, n (%)

 Post-major surgery

19 (34.5%)

 Sepsis

16 (29%)

 Respiratory failure

6 (10.9%)

 Vasculitis

2 (3.6%)

 Multi-organ failure

4 (7.2%)

 Neurological emergency

2 (3.6%)

 Cardiac arrest

1 (1.8%)

 Other

5 (9.1%)

Severity of illness on admission to ICU

 APACHE II score, mean (SD)

19.4 (5.2)

 SOFA score, mean (SD)

8.1 (2.4)

  1. Abbreviations: APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, CKD chronic kidney disease, SD standard deviation, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, ICU Intensive care unit