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Table 3 Factors associated with residual renal impairment at discharge of COVID-19 children

From: Acute kidney injury in children with COVID-19: a retrospective study

Factors

Residual Renal Impairmenta (%)

P Value

Age

≥ 5 years

10.4

0.350

< 5 years

5.0

Sex

Male

8.1

0.806

Female

9.6

Nationality

Saudi

10.6

0.565

Non-Saudi

7.1

Comorbiditiesb

No

4.7

0.023

Yes

20.0

Dyspnea

No

9.1

0.966

Yes

8.8

GI symptomsc

No

9.2

0.895

Yes

8.3

Skin rash

No

8.1

0.134

Yes

33.3

Arterial BP

Normal

6.9

< 0.001

High

0

Low

75.0

Hypoxia

No

5.6

0.020

Yes

23.5

Dehydration

No

8.2

0.588

Yes

12.5

Heart failure (clinical signs)

No

8.0

0.001

Yes

100

Chest radiograph

Normal

7.6

0.005

Mild Pneumonia

5.6

Severe Pneumonia

0

ARDS

66.7

Anemia

No

7.0

0.386

Yes

12.5

WBC

Normal

4.0

0.164

Low

18.2

High

14.3

Serum sodium

Normal

5.3

0.011

Low

25.0

High

33.3

Hyperkalemia

No

9.6

0.425

Yes

0

LFT

Normal

6.0

0.046

Abnormal

21.1

CRP

Normal

3.8

0.033

High

17.1

Troponin I

Normal

9.4

0.262

High

20.0

Blood culture

Negative

6.8

0.002

Positive

42.9

  1. Abbreviations: GI gastrointestinal, BP blood pressure, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, WBC white blood cells, LFT liver function test, CRP C-reactive protein
  2. Note: aAbnormal renal function at the time of discharge. b Comorbidities include diabetes, renal disease, respiratory disease, cardiac disease, oncology/hematology disorders, and/or metabolic disorder. cDiarrhea or vomiting