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Table 2 Bivariate analysis between independent variables and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), including pain

From: Uncontrolled pain in critically ill patients and acute kidney injury: a hypothesis-generating cohort study

Variables

No AKI (n = 2148)

AKI (n = 977)

OR (IC 95%)

P value

Age, n (%)

 > 70 years

960 (4.6)

510 (44.6)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

 < 0.05

Male, n (%)

1021 (47.5)

551 (56.3)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

 < 0.05

Comorbidities, n (%)

NYHA

95 (4.4)

56 (5.7)

1.2 (0.9–1.8)

0.145

Cirrhosis

29 (1.3)

24 (2.4)

1.8 (1.0–3.1)

 < 0.05

Solid tumors

837 (38.9)

363 (37.1)

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

0.164

Hematologic tumors

84 (3.9)

68 (6.9)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

 < 0.05

Arterial Hypertension

783 (36.4)

372 (38)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.469

Diabetes mellitus

413 (19.2)

204 (20.8)

1.0 (0.8 -1.3)

0.419

Dementia

130 (6.0)

86 (8.8)

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

 < 0.05

SOFA (daily), n (%)

 ≥ 4 points

308 (14.3)

395 (40.4)

5.1 (4.2–6.2)

 < 0.05

SOFA on ICU admission—stratified ≥ 1 point, n (%)

Neurologic

379 (17.6)

324 (33.1)

2.6 (2.1–3.1)

 < 0.05

Respiratory

290 (13.5)

269 (27.5)

2.6 (2.2–3.2)

 < 0.05

Cardiovascular

1006 (46.8)

571 (58.4)

2.2 (1.8–2.8)

 < 0.05

Hematologic

581 (27.0)

359 (36.7)

1.7 (1.4–2.0)

 < 0.05

Hepatic

137 (6.3)

132 (13.5)

2.3 (1.8–3.0)

 < 0.05

SAPS3 on ICU admission (1 h), n (%)

 ≥ 48 points

539 (25)

465 (47.5)

2.6 (2.2–3.0)

 < 0.05

Mechanical Ventilation, n (%)

 ≥ 3 days

58 (2.7)

228 (23.3)

6.3 (4.4–9.1)

 < 0.05

Vasopressors use, n (%)

494 (22.9)

412 (42.1)

2.5 (2.1–2.9)

 < 0.05

Pain, n (%)

NVS ≥ 3 or BPS positive

435 (20.2)

304 (31.1)

1.5 (1.3–1.9)

 < 0.05

Pain duration > 5 days

92 (4.2)

241 (24.6)

12.0 (8.6–16.8)

 < 0.05

Non opioid use

518 (24.1)

356 (36.4)

1.7 (1.4–2.0)

 < 0.05

Strong opioids use

265 (12.3)

244 (24.9)

2.2 (1.8–2.7)

 < 0.05

CRP, n (%)

 ≥ 5,2 mg/dl

1374 (63.9)

883 (90.3)

4.6 (3.7–5.9)

 < 0.05

Sedative use, n (%)

44 (2.0)

107 (10.9)

5.6 (3.9–8.0)

 < 0.05

Nephrotoxic drug use, n (%)

36 (1.6)

95 (9.7)

6.0 (4.0–8.9)

 < 0.05

  1. AKI – Acute Kidney Injury; NYHA – New York Heart Association; SOFA – Sequencial Organ Failure Assessement; SAPS—Simplified Acute Physiology Score; NVS – Numerical Verbal Scale; BPS—Pain Behavioural Scale; CRP – C-Reactive Protein