Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the patients at initiation of CRRT

Parameter	Mean (SD)
Age (years)	49 ± 14
Female gender (%)	31 (55.4%)
Race/ethnicity
Caucasian	32 (57.1%)
African-American	2 (3.6%)
Hispanic	15 (26.8%)
Asian/Pacific Islander	6 (10.7%)
other	1 (1.8%)
Weight (kg)	78.8 ± 29.5
Height (cm)	168.9 ± 10.5
Body mass index (kg/m2)	27.3 ± 8.3
Urine output (ml/day)	80 (24.5 to 278)a
Urea nitrogen levels (mg/dl)	64.7 ± 37.8
Creatinine levels (mg/dl)	1.64 ± 1.2
Fluid accumulation from admission (L)	4.5 ± 2.1
Severity of illness scores
SOFA	9.9 ± 3.6
APACHE 3	111.1 ± 24.8

SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score; APACHE 3, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation 3.

^aMedian (IQR).