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Table 4 Univariate analysis of continuous factors associated with death at 1 year among sARF patients

From: Prognosis for long-term survival and renal recovery in critically ill patients with severe acute renal failure: a population-based study

Factor

Alive (n = 87)

Dead (n = 153)

p value

Median age (IQR; years)

62.5 (48–72)

71 (59–79)

<0.0001

Mean Charlson co-morbidity index score (±SD)

5.3 (± 3.6)

6.7 (± 3.5)

0.002

Mean APACHE II score (± SD)

30.3 (± 8.5)

34.8 (± 8.3)

0.0001

Median pre-dialysis creatinine (μmol/l) (IQR)

470 (341–582)

344 (250–475)

0.0001

Median pre-dialysis platelets (×109/l; IQR)

156 (71–241)

83 (41–170)

0.0001

  1. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; IQR, interquartile range; sARF, severe acute renal failure; SD, standard deviation.
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