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Table 2 Demographic, clinical and laboratory data among AKI and non-AKI groups

From: Risk factors, mortality and acute kidney injury outcomes in cirrhotic patients in the emergency department

 

Total

Non-AKI

AKI

p

Patients, %

258

119 (46.1)

139 (53.9)

 

Age, years (median, IQR)

59 (52;65)

59 (52;66)

60 (53;65)

0.630

Gender, male / female (%)

185 (71.7) / 73 (28.3)

83 (69.7) / 36 (30.3)

102 (73.4) / 37 (26.6)

0.580

Etiology, n (%)

 Alcohol

125 (48.4)

55 (46.2)

70 (50.4)

0.534

 Viral

100 (38.8)

41 (34.5)

59 (42.4)

0.202

 Non-viral and Non-alcohol

54 (20.9)

30 (25.2)

24 (17.3)

0.127

Days of hospitalization (median, IQR)

7 (3;13)

   

ICU admission (%)

78 (30.2)

19 (16)

59 (42.4)

< 0.001

admission MELD score (median, IQR)

18 (14;23)

16 (11;19)

19 (16;25)

< 0.001

admission APACHE II (median, IQR)

16 (12;22)

14 (11;18)

19 (14;23)

< 0.001

admission MAP (mmHg), (median, IQR)

89 (75;100)

89 (76;100)

87 (74;100)

0.679

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Hypertension

114 (44.2)

51 (42.9)

63 (45.3)

0.708

 Diabetes

82 (31.8)

36 (30.3)

46 (33.1)

0.688

 Smoking (present or past)

69 (26.7)

30 (25.2)

39 (28.1)

0.673

 Cancer

57 (22.1)

26 (21.8)

31 (22.3)

1

  Hepatocarcinoma

41 (70.7)

19 (70.4)

22 (71)

1

  Non-hepatocarcinoma

17 (29.3)

8 (29.6)

9 (29)

 

 Heart failure

26 (10.1)

11 (9.2)

15 (10.8)

0.836

Cause of hospitalization, n (%)

 Infection

138 (53.5)

52 (37.7)

86 (62.3)

0.004

 Non-infection

120 (46.5)

67 (55.8)

53 (44.2)

 

Baseline eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) (median, IQR)

57 (35;80)

66 (35;89)

56 (35;73)

0.073

Laboratory

 Hemoglobin, g/dL (mean, SD)

11.2 (2.75)

11.3 (2.72)

11.1 (2.78)

0.493

 Albumin, g/dL (mean, SD)

2.9 (0.6)

2.9 (0.6)

2.8 (0.6)

0.070

 Leucocytes, 1000/uL (median, IQR)

8.8 (5.7;12.4)

7.7 (5.2;11)

10 (6.7;13.5)

0.001

 Platelets, 1000/uL (median, IQR)

126 (80;186)

108.5 (70.5;174.5)

137 (88;192)

0.036

 INR (median, IQR)

1.4 (1.2;1.6)

1.4 (1.2;1.6)

1.5 (1.3;1.7)

0.009

 Total Bilirrubin, mg/dL (median, IQR)

2.2 (1.0;4.7)

2 (0.8;4)

2 (1;4.6)

0.370

 Baseline Creatinine, mg/dL (median, IQR)

1.04 (0.80; 1.58)

0.96 (0.70;1.56)

1.05 (0.85;1.59)

0.081

 Admission Creatinine, mg/dL (median,IQR)

1.40 (0.85; 2.34)

0.98 (0.72;1.60)

1.80 (1.13;2.77)

< 0.001

 Peak Creatinine, mg/dL (median, IQR)

1.9 (1.01; 2.98)

0.99 (0.75;1.56)

2.55 (1.93;3.85)

< 0.001

 Sodium (median, IQR)

136 (132; 139)

137 (133;140)

136 (132;139)

0.078

 Urea, mg/dL (median, IQR)

61 (34;99)

39 (27;70)

78 (46;108)

< 0.001

  1. AKI Acute Kidney Injury. MAP Mean Arterial Pressure. eGFR Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate. MELD and APACHE II were obtained from admission data