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Table 1 Patients' characteristics.

From: Additive value of blood neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin to clinical judgement in acute kidney injury diagnosis and mortality prediction in patients hospitalized from the emergency department

 

TOTAL COHORT

n (%)

PATIENTS WITH AKI

n (%)

PATIENTS WITH NO AKI

n (%)

P value

Total

665

49 (7.4%)

616 (92.6%)

P < 0.001

Men

358 (53.8%)

29 (8.1%)

329 (91.9%)

P < 0.001

Women

307 (46.2%)

20 (6.5%)

287 (93.5%)

P < 0.001

Mean age ±SD, y

74 ± 14.4

79.1 ± 10.7

73.7 ± 13.5

P = 0.42

Mean BMI ±SD(m2/h)

26.3 ± 4.7

25.8 ± 3.8

26.1 ± 4.3

P = 0.55

Mean systolic blood pressure ± SD mmHg

137 ± 58

128 ± 63

138 ± 55

P = 0.23

Mean diastolic blood pressure ±SD mmHg

77 ± 15

75 ± 18

77 ± 17

P = 0.44

Past medical history

 

Coronary artery disease/chronic heart failure

271 (40.7%)

18/49 (36.7%)

253/616 (41.1%)

P= 0.50

Dyslipidemia

181 (27.2%)

5/49 (10.2%)

176/616 (28.5%)

P < 0.002

Cardiac arrhythmia

231 (34.7%)

13/49 (26.5%)

218/616 (35.3%)

P = 0.71

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

327 (49.1%)

17/49 (34.6%)

310/616 (50.3%)

P < 0.03

Hypertension

598 (89.9%)

35/49 (71.4%)

563/616 (91.3%)

P < 0.001

Chronic kidney disease

112 (16.8%)

14/49 (28.5%)

98/616 (15.9%)

P < 0.03

Cerebrovascular disease

129 (19.3%)

7/49 (14.2%)

122/616 (19.8%)

P = 0.41

Diabetes mellitus

294 (44.2%)

11/49 (22.4%)

283/616 (45.9%)

P < 0.001

Valvular disease/chronic heart failure

63 (9.4%)

10/49 (20.4%)

53/616 (8.6%)

P < 0.04

Diagnosis at discharge

 

Sepsis

51 (7.6%)

11/49 (22.4%)

40/616 (6.4%)

P < 0.03

Local infections

121 (18.1%)

4/49 (8.1%)

117/616 (18.9%)

P < 0.04

Acute decompensated heart failure

108 (16.2%)

10/49 (20.4%)

98/616 (15.9%)

P = 0.51

Decompensated diabetes

10 (1.5%)

1/49 (2%)

9/616 (1.4%)

P = 0.82

Stroke

38 (5.7%)

4/49 (8.1%)

34/616(5.5%)

P = 0.61

Severe dehydration

9 (1.3%)

3/49 (6.5%)

6/616 (0.9%)

P < 0.08

Liver cirrhosis

11 (1.6%)

2/49 (4%)

9/616 (1.4%)

P = 0.43

  1. AKI, acute kidney injury; BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.