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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Care Med. 2014 Jul;42(7):1619–1628. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000306

Table 2.

Multivariable models of the association of adiposity measures with AKI, primary analysis (n=327).

2a. VAT area (C-statistic 0.730, 95% CI 0.661,0.799)
Characteristic Odds ratio (95% CI) p

VAT area, per SD 1.60 (1.20,2.14) 0.001
African American race 1.68 (0.84,3.36) 0.142
Diabetes 3.39 (1.23,9.31) 0.018
Blunt trauma mechanism 0.62 (0.26,1.48) 0.283
ISS, per SD 1.44 (1.07,1.93) 0.016
PRBC, per unitb 1.11 (1.04,1.19) 0.002
Crystalloid, per literb 1.03 (0.92,1.15) 0.619
2b. SAT area (C-statistic 0.730, 95% CI 0.663,0.797)
Characteristic Odds ratio (95% CI) p

SAT area, per SD 1.45 (1.08,1.93) 0.012
Age, per 10 years 1.12 (0.94,1.34) 0.207
Diabetes 2.95 (1.07,8.11) 0.038
Blunt trauma mechanism 0.43 (0.19,0.99) 0.046
ISS, per SD 1.43 (1.07,1.92) 0.016
PRBC, per unitb 1.11 (1.04,1.19) 0.003
Crystalloid, per literb 1.02 (0.92,1.15) 0.673
2c. BMIa (C-statistic 0.738, 95% CI 0.672,0.804)
Characteristic Odds ratio (95% CI) p

BMI, per SD 1.55 (1.17,2.07) 0.003
Age, per 10 years 1.11 (0.92,1.33) 0.266
Diabetes 3.24 (1.17,8.99) 0.024
Blunt trauma mechanism 0.52 (0.23,1.18) 0.119
ISS, per SD 1.40 (1.04,1.88) 0.025
PRBC, per unitb 1.10 (1.03,1.18) 0.004
Crystalloid, per literb 1.02 (0.91,1.14) 0.751
a

BMI model n=326 due to unavailable height and weight for one subject.

b

Administered during resuscitation prior to ICU admission.

Definition of abbreviations: AKI=acute kidney injury; CI= confidence interval; VAT=visceral adipose tissue; SD=standard deviation ; ISS= Injury Severity Score; PRBC= packed red blood cells; SAT=subcutaneous adipose tissue; BMI= body-mass index.