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Table 1 Sample Characteristics

From: Assessment of acute kidney injury risk using a machine-learning guided generalized structural equation model: a cohort study

Characteristics and Demographics

All Patients (n = 940)

Without ICU AKI (n = 739)

With ICU AKI (n = 201)

p-value

Age, year

61.3 ±15.9

60.1± 16.3

65.7 ± 13.9

<0.001

Gender, male

532 (57%)

420 (57%)

112 (56%)

0.818

Ethnicity:

 Chinese

664 (71%)

521 (71%)

143 (72%)

0.012

 Malay

94 (10%)

69 (9%)

25 (13%)

 Indian

75 (8%)

54 (7%)

21 (11%)

 Others

105 (11%)

94 (13%)

11 (6%)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

24.0 ± 7.9

23.9± 8.2

24.6 ± 6.9

0.283

Diabetes Mellitus

221 (24%)

152 (21%)

69 (34%)

<0.001

Ischemic Heart Disease

92 (10%)

62 (8%)

30 (15%)

0.006

Congestive Heart Failure

29 (3%)

17 (2%)

12 (6%)

0.008

Pre-ICU eGFR (ml/min per 1.73m2)

78.1 ± 33.4

83.4 ± 30.8

59.2 ± 35.7

<0.001

Pre-ICU Haemoglobin levels (g/dL)

12.0 ± 2.6

12.3± 2.5

10.9 ± 2.6

<0.001

Type of surgery:

 Elective

432 (46%)

373 (51%)

59 (29%)

<0.001

 Emergency

383 (41%)

286 (39%)

97 (48%)

 No surgery

125 (13%)

80 (11%)

45 (22%)

Blood transfusion

320 (34%)

216 (29%)

104 (52%)

<0.001

Lowest ICU Haemoglobin in 1st 48 hours (g/dL)

10.1 ± 2.2

10.3 ± 2.2

9.0 ± 1.7

<0.001

Lowest ICU bicarbonate in 1st 24 hours (mEq/L)

20.6 ± 4.6

21.2 ± 4.2

18.4 ± 5.3

<0.001

ICU sepsis

232 (25%)

134 (18%)

98 (49%)

<0.001

Mean Arterial Pressure ≤ 70mmHg

197 (21%)

128 (17%)

69 (34%)

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations used: ICU intensive care unit, AKI acute kidney injury, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate