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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) stratified according to the requirement of hemodialysis during hospital admission

From: Serum levels of neutrophil Gelatinase associated Lipocalin (NGAL) predicts hemodialysis after coronary angiography in high risk patients with acute coronary syndrome

Characteristic

No Hemodialysis (nĀ =ā€‰37)

Hemodialysis (nĀ =ā€‰8)

p Value

Demographic

ā€ƒMale

19 (51)

8 (100)

0.01

ā€ƒAge, median (IQR)

76 (69, 80)

71 (63, 79)

0.41

Comorbid conditions,n (%)

ā€ƒObesity

7 (19)

1 (12)

0.66

ā€ƒHypertension

30 (81)

7 (87)

0.66

ā€ƒActive cancer

2 (5)

0 (0)

0.31

ā€ƒAtrial fibrillation

4 (10)

2 (22)

0.28

ā€ƒChronic heart failure

15 (40)

6 (75)

0.07

ā€ƒCOPD

4 (10)

0 (0)

0.37

ā€ƒChronic kidney disease

3 (8)

1 (12)

0.30

ā€ƒDiabetes mellitus

16 (43)

5 (62)

0.32

ā€ƒHyperlipidemia

27 (73)

6 (75)

0.90

ā€ƒHypothyroidism

10 (27)

3 (37)

0.55

ā€ƒTobacco use

12 (32)

4 (50)

0.34

At admission, median (IQR*)

ā€ƒLeft ventricular ejection fraction

45 (21, 55)

32 (30, 53)

0.89

ā€ƒMDRD4

46 (40, 47)

36 (31, 46)

0.14

ā€ƒCreatinine

1.15 (1.2, 1.6)

1.75 (1.2, 2.1)

0.27

ā€ƒBUN

21 (15, 35)

37 (19, 57)

0.09

ā€ƒHemoglobin

14.10 (12.6, 15.9)

12.55 (11.5, 14.1)

0.09

ā€ƒPlatelets

219 (193, 282)

261 (200, 281)

0.63

Admission diagnosis, n (%)

ā€ƒNSTEMI

24 (65)

7 (87)

0.21

ā€ƒSTEMI

3 (8)

1 (12)

0.69

ā€ƒUnstable angina

10 (27)

0 (0)

0.95

Clinical outcomes, n (%)

ā€ƒDischarge hemodialysis

0 (0)

1 (12)

0.03

ā€ƒIn-hospital mortality

0 (0)

3 (37)

<ā€‰0.01

  1. NSTEMI non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, STEMI ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, IQR interquartile ratio, COPD chronic obstructive lung disease; BUN blood urea nitrogen, MDRD4, 4-variable modification of diet in renal disease study group formula