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Table 1 Patient’s baseline characteristics and comparison according to the development of AKI

From: Neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet ratio as a predictor of postoperative acute kidney injury in major abdominal surgery

Characteristic

Baseline (n = 450)

KDIGO

No AKI (n = 349)

AKI (n = 101)

p value

Age (years) - mean ± SD

62 ± 16

60.6 ± 15.7

71.1 ± 13.2

< 0.0001

Gender (Male) – n (%)

227 (50.4)

168 (48.1%)

59 (58.4%)

0.069

Race (Caucasian) – n (%)

431 (95.8)

335 (96)

96 (95)

0.679

Co-morbidities – n (%)

 Hypertension

225 (50)

168 (48.1)

57 (56.4)

0.142

 Diabetes

84 (18.7)

62 (17.8)

22 (21.8)

0.001

 CVD

29 (6.4)

13 (3.7)

16 (15.8)

< 0.0001

 COPD

25 (5.6)

13 (3.7)

12 (11.9)

< 0.0001

 Cirrhosis

9 (2)

7 (2)

2 (1.9)

0.987

 Neoplasia

190 (42.2)

135 (38.7)

55 (54.5)

0.005

SAPS II - n (%)

23 (17.4)

19.1 (10.9)

34.3 (21.3)

< 0.0001

Baseline SCr (mg/dl) - mean ± SD

1 ± 0.5

0.9 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.7

< 0.0001

Baseline eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) - mean ± SD

80.3 ± 1.1

92.5 ± 1.2

60.5 ± 1.3

< 0.0001

Hemoglobin (g/dl) - mean ± SD

11.1 ± 1.7

11.3 ± 1.7

10.5 ± 1.6

< 0.0001

Post-operative neutrophils - mean ± SD

9.2 ± 4.2

9.39 ± 4.35

8.61 ± 3.57

0.102

Post-operative lymphocytes - mean ± SD

1.2 ± 0.8

1.26 ± 0.90

0.97 ± 0.61

0.003

Post-operative platelets - mean ± SD

243.1 ± 105.2

245.95 ± 104.94

233.05 ± 106.2

0.279

Post-operative NL/P - mean ± SD

4.78 ± 4.64

4.33 ± 3.36

6.36 ± 7.34

< 0.001

Post-operative NL/P > 4.86– n (%)

154 (34.2)

113 (32.4)

54 (53.5)

< 0.001

Pre-operative sepsis – n (%)

70 (15.6)

39 (11.2)

31 (30.7)

< 0.001

Mechanical ventilation – n (%)

11 (2.4)

6 (1.7)

5 (4.9)

0.064

Vasopressors – n (%)

80 (17.7)

55 (15.8)

25 (24.8)

0.037

Fluid balance in the first 48 h (L) - mean ± SD

1.48 ± 1.43

1.40 ± 1.42

1.72 ± 1.44

0.046

LOS in hospital (days) - mean ± SD

12 ± 12.6

11.1 ± 11.3

15.2 ± 16.1

0.004

LOS in ICU (days) - mean ± SD

20 ± 4.4

3.6 ± 7.1

6.9 ± 11.7

< 0.0001

Hospital mortality – n (%)

29 (6.4)

8 (2.3)

21 (20.8)

< 0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: CVD cardiovascular disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SCr serum creatinine, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, NL/P neutrophil-lymphocyte and platelet ratio, SD standard deviation; LOS length of stay; ICU intensive care unit