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Table 4 Risk factors of AKI on admission and incident or worsening AKI using sKDIGO

From: Acute kidney injury in hospitalized children with sickle cell anemia

 

Admission AKI

Incident or worsening AKI

No AKI (n = 142)

AKI (n = 43)

P value

No AKI (n = 118)

AKI (n = 28)

P value

Demographics and Clinical Characteristics

 Age, years, median (IQR)

8.3 (5.1, 11.4)

10.3 (7.3, 12.3)

0.021

8.0 (5.1, 11.3)

9.6 (5.6, 13.0)

0.264

 Sex, n (%) Female

57 (40.1)

20 (46.5)

0.458

42 (35.6)

17 (60.7)

0.015

 Blood pressure category, n (%)

  Hypotensive

1 (0.7)

1 (2.3)

0.441

1 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

1.000

  Normotensive (reference)

116 (81.7)

33 (76.7)

 

96 (81.4)

23 (82.1)

 

  Hypertensive

25 (17.6)

9 (20.9)

 

21 (17.8)

5 (17.9)

 

 Diarrhea, n (%)

2 (1.4)

2 (4.7)

0.231

1 (0.9)

1 (3.6)

0.348

 Vomiting, n (%)

8 (5.6)

5 (11.6)

0.178

5 (4.2)

3 (10.7)

0.180

 Unable to drink/breastfeed, n (%)

2 (1.4)

6 (14.0)

0.002

1 (0.9)

1 (3.6)

0.348

 Hypovolemia, n (%)

13 (9.2)

11 (25.6)

0.005

8 (6.8)

5 (17.9)

0.064

 Splenomegaly, n (%)

13 (9.2)

5 (11.6)

0.733

9 (7.6)

5 (17.9)

0.252

  No hepatomegaly

92 (64.8)

15 (34.9)

0.001

77 (65.3)

16 (57.1)

0.620

  Hepatomegaly

28 (19.7)

12 (27.9)

 

24 (20.3)

6 (21.4)

 

  Tender Hepatomegaly

22 (15.5)

16 (37.2)

 

17 (14.4)

6 (21.4)

 

 History of reduce urine output, n (%)

9 (6.3)

6 (14.0)

0.109

8 (6.8)

1 (3.6)

1.000

 History of tea coloured urine, n (%)

53 (37.3)

26 (60.5)

0.007

41 (34.8)

14 (50.0)

0.134

Nephrotoxic medication use in hospital

 Ibuprofen, n (%)

120 (84.5)

35 (81.4)

0.628

99 (83.9)

24 (85.7)

0.813

 Diclophenac, n (%)

16 (11.3)

3 (7.0)

0.571

15 (12.7)

2 (7.1)

0.528

 Gentamicin, n (%)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.3)

0.232

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

–-

Laboratory Findings

 WBC × 103/μL

21.0 (15.5, 30.2)

30.8 (19.3, 51.8)

0.0002

20.1 (15.4, 30.3)

21.7 (15.5, 30.2)

0.980

 Neutrophil count × 103/μL

11.4 (8.0, 16.2)

16.1 (10.5, 25.3)

0.001

11.3 (8.0, 16.2)

12.2 (8.0, 16.9)

0.585

 Hemoglobin, g/dL

7.4 (6.5, 8.4)

6.2 (5.6, 7.4)

 < 0.0001

7.4 (6.5, 8.4)

7.5 (7.0, 8.6)

0.388

 Platelet count × 103/μL

434 (330. 557)

372 (251, 449)

0.0140

435 (330, 557)

422 (302, 570)

0.831

 Sepsis5, n (%)

12 (8.5)

7 (16.3)

0.138

9 (7.6)

3 (10.7)

0.701

 Malaria, n (%)

9 (6.7)

8 (19.1)

0.017

7 (6.3)

3 (10.7)

0.421

 Urinary tract infection, n (%)

1 (0.7)

3 (7.1)

0.039

1 (0.9)

0

1.000

 Acute infection, n (%)

22 (15.5)

16 (37.2)

0.002

17 (14.4)

6 (21.4)

0.359

 Hematuria, n (%)

5 (3.5)

9 (20.9)

 < 0.001

4 (3.4)

2 (7.1)

0.324

 Proteinuria, n (%)

14 (9.9)

14 (32.6)

 < 0.001

9 (7.6)

5 (17.9)

0.098

 Bilirubinuria, n (%)

9 (6.3)

7 (16.3)

0.042

3 (2.5)

6 (21.4)

0.002

Pain characteristics

 Pain Score, median (IQR)

6 (4,8)

6 (4, 8)

0.242

6 (4,8)

6 (4,8)

0.755

 Duration of pain in days

3 (2,4)

3 (2,6)

0.126

3 (2,4)

3 (2, 5)

0.978