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Table 2 Association between baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics and nephrology consultation of AKI patients lately referred to nephrologist in developing country (n = 103)

From: Outcomes in acute kidney injury in noncritically ill patients lately referred to nephrologist in a developing country: a comparison of AKIN and KDIGO criteria

Characteristics

Nephrology consultation

p

≤ 4 days (n = 56)

> 4 days (n = 47)

Male

38 (67.85)

40 (85.11)

0.980

Age ≥ 60 years

37 (66.07)

26 (55.32)

0.265

Oliguria

38 (67.85)

35 (74.47)

0.462

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

 Baseline

3.1 (2.47)

4.1 (4.11)

0.198

 Maximum

4.5 (2.92)

4.6 (3.38)

0.292

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)

 Baseline

66.57 (31.58)

70.17 (38.99)

0.606

 Maximum

94 (37.96)

93.63 (31.3)

0.959

Serum potassium (mg/dL)

 Baseline

4.61 (1.07)

4.69 (1.43)

0.758

 Maximum

5.14 (1.22)

5.05 (1.01)

0.675

AKIN

 stage I

21 (38.88)

14 (29.78)

0.437

 stage II

4 (7.41)

2 (4.25)

 stage III

29 (53.7)

31 (65.95)

KDIGO

 stage I

21 (38.88)

14 (29.78)

0.437

 stage II

4 (7.41)

2 (4.25)

 stage III

29 (53.7)

31 (65.95)

Hemodialysis

38 (67.85)

47 (68.11)

0.128

Mortality

28 (50.0)

35 (74.46)

0.011

  1. Results are expressed in number (%), mean ± SD or median (25–75 IQR). AKIN: Acute Kidney Injury Network. KDIGO: Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes