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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Causes and outcome of acute kidney injury amongst adults patients in two hospitals of different category in Cameroon; a 5 year retrospective comparative study

Variable

Median (IQR)

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age

54(17–93)

  

 < 20

 

5

1.43

 20–39

 

84

24.06

 40–59

 

134

38.39

 60–79

 

104

29.79

 >80

 

22

6.30

Occupation

   

 Student

 

78

22.35

 Unemployed

 

96

27.51

 Self-employed

 

86

24.64

 Employed

 

69

19.77

 Retired

 

20

5.73

Symptoms on admission

   

 Oliguria

 

88

25.21

 Fever

 

166

47.56

 diarrhoea/Vomiting

 

46

13.16

 Body Swelling

 

26

7.44

 Convulsion

 

14

4.01

 Loss of consciousness

49

14.04

 Hemiparesis/Hemiplegia

14

4.01

 Other

13

3.72

Comorbidity

  

 HIV

71

20.34

 Hypertension

104

29.79

 Diabetes

74

21.20

 Hepatitis b virus

15

4.29

 Cancer

30

8.59

 CKD

28

8.02

History of AKI

16

4.58

History of gout

14

4.01

Toxicology

  

 NSAIDS

14

4.01

 ACEI

26

7.44

 ARB

1

0.29

 Herbal medicine

65

18.62

  1. CKD chronic kidney disease, NSAIDS non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, ACEI angiotensin converting enzymes inhibitors, ARB angiotensin receptors blockers, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, IQR Interquartile Range, AKI Acute Kidney Injury