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. 2014 Feb 21;9(2):e85214. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085214

Table 1. The baseline characteristics of the 271 AKI patients.

Characteristics Patients (n = 271)
sex
Male n (%) 172 (63.5%)
female n (%) 99 (36.5%)
length of hospital stay (interquartile range) 8 days (3–16 days)
Patients in department of hospitalization
Department of Internal Medicine (%) 142 (52.4%)
Department of Surgery (%) 90 (33.2%),
ICU (%) 39 (14.4%)
Division of Nephrology (%) 40 (14.8%)
History
Allergy (%) 15 (5.5%)
Smoking n (%) 88 (32.5%),
Drinking alcohol (%) 49 (18.1%)
SCr levels (µmol/l)
First abnormal median SCr (interquartile range) 303.2 (167.4–553.5)
Median SCr levels at peak (interquartile range) 491.0 (323.8–716.0)
Median SCr levels at charge (interquartile range) 235.0 114.0–488.0)
BUN levels (mmol/l)
First abnormal median BUN (interquartile range) 17.7 (10.9–27.22)
Median BUN levels at peak (interquartile range) 28.1 (19.06–36.83)
Median BUN levels at charge (interquartile range) 15.92 (8.0–27.0)