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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of ASSESS-AKI adult study population

From: Achieved blood pressure post-acute kidney injury and risk of adverse outcomes after AKI: A prospective parallel cohort study

Characteristic

AKI during index hospitalization

(n = 769)

No AKI during index hospitalization

(n = 769)

P value

Measured at baseline visit

   

Systolic BP, mmHg, (mean, SD)

(median, [IQR])

128.6 (22.0)

127 [114, 142]

126.6 (19.4)

126 [114, 137]

0.06

Diastolic BP, mmHg, (mean, SD)

(median, [IQR])

71.3 (13.9)

71 [62, 80]

71.9 (13.8)

71 [62, 81]

0.39

Body mass index, kg/m2 (mean, SD)

31.6 (8.3)

30.5 (7.0)

0.007

Serum creatinine, mg/dL (mean, SD)

1.3 (0.7)

1.1 (0.4)

< 0.0001

CKD-EPI equation eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 (mean, SD)

65.7 (26.9)

72.7 (24.2)

< 0.0001

Urine protein to creatinine ratio, mg/gm (median, [IQR])

145.5 [81.1, 306.1]

117.6 [72.3, 222.2]

< 0.0001

Urine albumin to creatinine ratio, mg/gm (median, [IQR])

20.7 [8.0, 118.0]

11.3 [6.0, 32.4]

< 0.0001

Medication use baseline study visit (n, %)

   

ACE-I/ARB

386 (50.2)

362 (47.1)

0.22

Diuretic

372 (48.4)

304 (39.5)

0.0005

Aldosterone receptor antagonist

65 (8.5)

53 (6.9)

0.25

Beta blocker

484 (62.9)

414 (53.8)

0.0003

Calcium channel blocker

191 (24.8)

166 (21.6)

0.13

Statin

451 (58.7)

430 (55.9)

0.28

Aspirin

94 (12.2)

89 (11.6)

0.69

Prescription NSAID

38 (4.9)

42 (5.5)

0.65

No. of BP medication classes at baseline study visit (mean, SD)*

2.2 [1.3]

1.8 [1.4]

< 0.0001

Age (mean, SD)

63.7 (12.8)

65.4 (12.6)

0.007

Female (n, %)

250 (32.5)

324 (42.1)

< 0.0001

Center (n, %)

   

Kaiser Permanente

156 (20.3)

156 (20.3)

1

University of Washington

208 (27.1)

208 (27.1)

Vanderbilt

251 (32.6)

251 (32.6)

Yale consortium

154 (20.0)

154 (20.0)

Smoking status (n, %)

   

Never

308 (40.1)

326 (42.4)

0.31

Former

344 (44.7)

345 (44.9)

Current

112 (14.6)

90 (11.7)

Unknown

5 (0.7)

8 (1.0)

Race (n, %)

   

White

607 (78.9)

653 (84.9)

0.04

Black/African American

117 (15.2)

78 (10.1)

Asian

17 (2.2)

14 (1.8)

American Indian/Alaskan Native

9 (1.2)

5 (0.7)

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

4 (0.5)

6 (0.8)

Multi-Racial

15 (2.0)

13 (1.7)

Hispanic (n, %)

21 (2.7)

17 (2.2)

0.51

Self-reported comorbidities (n, %)

   

Diabetes mellitus

387 (50.3)

271 (35.2)

< 0.0001

History of myocardial infarction or revascularization

372 (48.4)

321 (41.7)

0.03

Chronic kidney disease

306 (39.8)

306 (39.8)

1

Heart failure

205 (26.7)

122 (15.9)

< 0.0001

Hypertension

604 (78.5)

542 (70.5)

0.001

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

183 (23.8)

152 (19.8)

0.14

Chronic liver disease

38 (4.9)

22 (2.9)

0.07

Lupus

7 (0.9)

8 (1.0)

0.59

Index hospitalization (n, %)

   

Treated in ICU

545 (70.9)

473 (61.5)

0.0001

Sepsis

118 (15.3)

26 (3.4)

< 0.0001

AKIN stage 1

553 (71.9)

NA

 

AKIN stage 2

118 (15.3)

 

AKIN stage 3

98 (12.7)

 

Dialysis

26 (3.4)

 
  1. ACE-I, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; AKI, acute kidney injury; AKIN, Acute Kidney Injury Network; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ICU, Intensive care unit; CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration
  2. *Number of antihypertensive classes of medications included ACE-I/ARBs, renin inhibitors, alpha 2 agonists, alpha blockers, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, vasodilators, anti-anginal (isosorbide derivatives), thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics, aldosterone receptor antagonists and potassium sparing diuretics at the baseline study visit