From: suPAR as a marker of infection in acute kidney injury – a prospective observational study
Parameter | No infection during 6-day study period n = 19 | Infection during 6-day study period n = 36 | p-value |
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Age, mean (SD) | 61.5 (16.7) | 60.0 (15.7) | 0.75 |
Male sex, n (%) | 12 (63.2) | 22 (31.1) | 0.88 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
Caucasian | 11 (57.9) | 22 (61.1) | 0.69 |
Afro-Carribean | 4 (21.1) | 5 (13.9) | |
Asian | 1 (5.3) | 5 (13.9) | |
Other | 3 (15.8) | 4 (11.1) | |
BMI, mean (SD) | 27.4 (5.5) | 29.2 (8.9) | 0.46 |
SOFA score on admission to ICU, median (IQR) | 8 (7–10) | 8 (7–9) | 0.43 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 4 (21.1) | 14 (38.9) | 0.23 |
Any CKD | 7 (36.8) | 12 (33.3) | 0.99 |