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Table 2 Socioeconomic status variables among adult trauma patients by development of AKI in Malawi

From: High risk of acute kidney injury in Malawian trauma patients: a prospective observational cohort study

 

Total

AKI

No AKI

p-values

Socioeconomic Status Variables

223

32 (14.4)

191 (85.7)

 

Education (mean, std)a

 Patient

6.6 (3.8)

7.8 (3.6)

6.4 (3.8)

0.04

 Patient’s Mother

3.8 (4.0)

4.8 (4.7)

3.7 (3.9)

0.4

 Patient’s Father

4.7 (4.4)

4.9 (4.6)

4.7 (4.3)

0.9

Patient’s Level of Educationa

  

0.1

 Secondary or more (9 or more years)

64 (28.7)

14 (43.8)

50 (26.2)

 

 Some primary (1–8 years)

132 (59.2)

16 (50.0)

116 (60.7)

 

 No formal education

16 (7.2)

1 (3.1)

15 (7.9)

 

Crowding Factor (mean, std)b

1.5 (0.8)

1.4 (0.7)

1.5 (0.8)

0.5

Type of Roofa

   

0.2

 Homeless

1 (0.4)

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

 

 Thatch

73 (32.7)

11 (34.4)

62 (32.5)

 

 Tin/Iron

141 (63.2)

20 (62.5)

121 (63.4)

 

 Tile

7 (3.1)

0 (0)

7 (3.7)

 

Type of Floor

   

0.4

 Dirt/Mud

103 (46.2)

12 (37.5)

91 (47.6)

 

 Concrete/Cement

119 (53.4)

20 (62.5)

99 (51.8)

 

 Tile

1 (0.5)

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

 

Patient’s Parent(s) Deceasedc

 Mother

86 (38.6)

16 (50.0)

70 (36.6)

0.1

 Father

115 (51.6)

16 (50.0)

99 (51.8)

0.9

 Both

69 (30.9)

12 (37.5)

57 (29.8)

0.3

  1. All expressed as n(column %) except where specified
  2. a Missing variables for patient’s education (n = 11), mother’s education (n = 102), father’s education (n = 100), type of roof material (n = 1), whether or not parents’ deceased (n = 3)
  3. b Crowding factor = number of permanent residents in a home divided by number of contiguous rooms in a housing unit
  4. c exclusive (ie, if both parents deceased, individual also included in row of mother and father deceased)