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Table 1 Characteristics of participants hospitalized for sepsis

From: Association of inflammatory and endothelial cell activation biomarkers with acute kidney injury after sepsis

Characteristic

AKI

No AKI

p-value*

 

(n = 41)

(n = 174)

 

Age

   

 <50

1 (2.4%)

0 (0.0%)

0.21

 50–59

3 (7.3%)

26 (14.9%)

 60–69

14 (34.0%)

59 (33.9%)

 70–79

16 (39.0%)

59 (33.9%)

 ≥ 80

7 (17.0%)

30 (17.2%)

Sex

   

 Male

20 (49.0%)

89 (51.2%)

0.79

 Female

21 (51.2%)

85 (48.9%)

Race

   

 Black

15 (37.0%)

42 (24.1%)

0.10

 White

26 (63.0%)

132 (75.9%)

Income

   

 <$20 k

14 (34.0%)

39 (22.4%)

0.29

 $20-34 k

12 (29.0%)

46 (26.4%)

 $35-74 k

10 (24.0%)

53 (30.5%)

 ≥$75 k

1 (2.4%)

19 (10.9%)

 Refused

4 (9.8%)

17 (9.8%)

Education

   

 Less than High School

8 (20.0%)

31 (17.8%)

0.10

 High School Grad

10 (24.0%)

40 (23.0%)

 Some College

12 (29.0%)

57 (32.8%)

 College Grad

11 (27.0%)

46 (26.4%)

 

Smoking

   

 Never

15 (37.0%)

53 (30.5%)

0.50

 Past

17 (42.0%)

90 (51.7%)

 Current

9 (22.0%)

31 (17.8%)

Alcohol

   

 None

23 (56.0%)

110 (63.2%)

0.33

 Moderate

15 (37.0%)

54 (31.0%)

 Heavy

1 (2.4%)

8 (4.6%)

 Missing

2 (4.9%)

2 (1.2%)

Hypertension

   

 No

3 (7.3%)

45 (25.9%)

0.03

 Yes

38 (93.7%)

128 (73.6%)

 Missing

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.6%)

Coronary Heart Disease

   

 No

26 (63.0%)

114 (65.5%)

0.74

 Yes

15 (37.0%)

58 (33.3%)

 Missing

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.2%)

Diabetes

   

 No

23 (56.0%)

116 (66.7%)

0.20

 Yes

18 (44.0%)

58 (33.3%)

Hyperlipidemia

   

 No

15 (37.0%)

48 (27.6%)

0.39

 Yes

26 (63.0%)

123 (70.7%)

 Missing

0 (0.0%)

3 (1.7%)

Baseline Renal Function (estimated glomerular filtration rate)

   

 ≥90 mL/min per 1.73 m2

8 (19.5%)

45 (25.9%)

0.01

 60–89.9

13 (31.7%)

84 (48.3%)

 45–59.9

7 (17.1%)

25 (14.4%)

 <45

13 (31.7%)

19 (10.9%)

 Missing

0 (0.01%)

1 (0.6%)

 
  1. Excludes individuals with a prior history of kidney transplant or end-stage renal disease, or individuals receiving only one creatinine measurement during hospitalization. *By Chi-square test. AKI = acute kidney injury.