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Table 1 Baseline characteristics table

From: Community- versus hospital-acquired acute kidney injury in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

  

Covariates

All patients (n=448)

No AKI (n=330)

Community-acquired AKI (n=57)

Hospital-acquired AKI (n=61)

Pre-admission factors

General

Male

246 (54.8)

173 (52.4)

36 (61.2)

37 (60.7)

Age

69.4 (16.2)

69.4 (16.6)

72.0 (13.9)

66.7 (15.7)

Clinical frailty score

4.2 (1.9)

4.17 (1.9)

4.8 (1.9)*

4 (1.89)

Comorbidities

Chronic kidney disease

45 (10)

25 (7.6)

11 (19.3)*

9 (14.8)

CV diseasea

186 (41.4)

139 (42.1)

27 (47.4)

20 (32.8)

Atrial fibrillation

92 (20.5)

72 (21.8)

14 (24.6)

6 (9.8)+

Heart failure

40 (8.9)

24 (7.3)

9 (15.8)

7 (11.5)

Hypertension

195 (43.4)

143 (43.3)

30 (52.6)

22 (36.1)

Diabetes

117 (26.1)

76 (23.0)

22 (38.6)*

19 (31.2)

Respiratory diseaseb

106 (23.6)

74 (22.4)

17 (29.8)

15 (24.6)

Obesity

100 (22.3)

75 (22.7)

9 (15.8)

16 (26.2)

Pre-admission drugs

ACEI/ARB

109 (24.3)

81 (24.6)

14 (24.6)

14 (23.0)

Loop diuretics

68 (15.0)

48 (14.6)

9 (15.8)

11 (18.0)

Admission factors

Admission bloods

Admission CRP

79 (32, 153)

76. (29, 133)

113 (49, 210)*

85 (22, 170)

Admission lymphocytes

0.9 (0.6, 1.3)

0.9 (0.6, 1.3)

0.8 (0.4, 1.3)

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

Admission urea Cr ratio

94.4 (39.0)

93.9 (36.3)

97.7 (36.5)

94.2 (53.2)

Admission observations

Heart rate

91.6 (19.2)

90.7 (19.1)

95.9 (20.8)

92.3 (17.4)

Systolic BP

129.5 (22.8)

130.6 (21.6)

120.6 (29.3)*

131.5 (20.8)

Respiratory rate

22.5 (6.6)

22.1 (6.2)

24.8 (7.9)*

22.6 (7.3)

Oxygen saturation

96 (93, 97)

96 (93, 97)

94 (93, 96)*

96 (93, 97)

Temperature

37.4 (1.1)

37.4 (1.0)

37.3 (1.3)

37.4 (1.0)

COVID-19 acquisition

Community-acquired

394 (87.9)

294 (89.1)

57 (100)

43 (70.5)

Hospital-acquired

54 (12.1)

36 (10.9)

0 (0)

18 (29.5)

Inpatients factors

Inpatient bloods

Peak CRP

140 (77, 239)

123 (65, 218)

196 (120, 287)

217 (116, 290)+

Trough lymphocytes

0.6 (0.4, 0.9)

0.7 (0.5, 0.9)

0.5 (0.3, 0.8)

0.3 (0.5, 0.7)+

Inpatient observations

Trough systolic BP

99.8 (14.3)

101.9 (13.3)

93.7 (16.0)

93.0 (14.7)+

Peak heart rate

109.6 (19.2)

107.5 (18.1)

113.4 (20.0)

118.5 (21.9)+

Peak O2 flow rate

4 (0, 13.5)

3 (0, 8)

6 (2, 15)

10 (1.3, 15)+

Inpatient drugs

ACEI/ARB

60 (13.3)

52 (15.8)

3 (5.3)

5 (8.2)

Loop diuretics

104 (23.2)

66 (20)

12 (21.1)

26 (42.6)

IV fluids on admission

269 (60.0)

189 (57.3)

46 (80.7)

34 (55.7)

Organ support

Critical care admission

62 (13.8)

29 (8.8)

11 (19.3)

22 (36.1)+

IMV

52 (11.6)

19 (5.8)

10 (17.5)

23 (37.7)+

NIV alone

27 (6.0)

20 (6.1)

4 (7.0)

3 (4.9)

Vasopressors

64 (14.3)

32 (9.7)

10 (17.5)

22 (36.1)+

RRT

14 (3.1)

1 (0.3)

3 (5.3)

10 (16.4)+

 

Peak AKI stage

AKI stage 1

65 (14.5)

N/A

28 (49.1)

37 (60.7)

AKI stage 2

22 (4.9)

N/A

13 (22.8)

9 (14.8)

AKI stage 3

31 (6.9)

N/A

16 (28.1)

15 (24.6)

Outcomes

Still an inpatient

40 (8.9)

28 (8.5)

1 (1.8)

11 (18.0)

Discharged

275 (61.4)

225 (68.2)

31 (54.4)

19 (31.2)+

Died

161 (35.9)

97 (29.4)

30 (52.6)*

34 (55.7)+

Length of stay in days

7 (4, 14)

7 (3, 13)

7 (3.8, 13)

16.5 (7.3, 33)+

  1. Values are presented as n (proportion) unless specified in the covariate columns:indicates values presented as mean (standard deviation) andindicates values presented as median (interquartile range).
  2. *Denotes a significant difference (p<0.05) when comparing AKI present on admission (community-acquired AKI) to no AKI present on admission to hospital by univariate analysis.
  3. +Denotes a significance difference (p<0.05) when comparing hospital-acquired AKI to no AKI during admission by univariate analysis.
  4. aCardiovascular disease includes ischaemic heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation and heart failure.
  5. bRespiratory disease includes asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and bronchiectasis.
  6. Abbreviations:CV cardiovascular;ACEI angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor;ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker;CRP C-reactive protein;BP blood pressure;IMV invasive mechanical ventilation;NIV non-invasive ventilation;RRT renal replacement therapy;Cr creatinine