Table 2:
Association between laboratory and clinical data and AKI events.
| Characteristics | No. of patients (n = 48) | AKI+ (n = 29) | AKI– (n = 19) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 24 (±3) | 23 (±6) | 24 (±3) | .505 |
| Body surface area (m2), mean ± SD | 1.7 (±0.1) | 1.7 (±0.7) | 1.7 (±0.6) | 1.000 |
| Abdominal circumference (cm), mean ± SD | 92 (±11) | 93 (±44) | 92 (± 36) | 1.000 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL), mean ± SD | 11 (±2) | 11 (±4) | 11 (±3) | 1.000 |
| Albumin (g/dl), mean ± SD | 4 (±0.4) | 4 (±0.4) | 4 (±0.5) | 1.000 |
| eGFR baseline (CKD-EPI) (mL/min/1.73 m2), mean ± SD | 97 (±14) | 93 (±15) | 103 (±11) | .016 |
| Pathological urinary sediment, n (%) | 4 (8) | 3 (10) | 1 (5) | .424 |
| Albuminuria | 2 (4) | 1 (3) | 1 (5) | 1.000 |
| Urinary α1m (>12 mg/L), n (%) | 18 (38) | 12 (41) | 6 (32) | .593 |
| ABI <1, n (%) | 4 (8) | 1 (3) | 3 (16) | .513 |
| CIMT >0.9 mm, n (%) | 3 (6) | 2 (7) | 1 (5) | .593 |
| RI, mean ± SD | 0.64 (±0.06) | 0.65 (±0.06) | 0.62 (±0.06) | .097 |
| SQP, mean ± SD | 0.58 (±0.05) | 0.58 (±0.04) | 0.58 (±0.05) | 1.000 |
BSA, body surface area; α1m, alpha 1-microglobulin; ABI, ankle-brachial index; CIMT, carotid intima-media thickness; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; RI, Doppler-based resistive index; SQP, semi-quantitative renal perfusion. Bold based on statistical significance.