Table 1. Comparison of patient’s characteristics between the 2 groups of patients with cardiac surgery associated AKI (CS-AKI) (group I) and patients with a normal postoperative kidney function (group II) .
| Patient’s Characteristics |
Group I
CS-AKI (n = 20) |
Group II
Non-AKI (n = 221) |
P value |
| Demographics | |||
| Gender (male) | 17 (85%) | 151 (68%) | 0.13 |
| Age (years)a | 61.8 ± 10.7 (26-74) | 58.7 ± 10.2 (24-86) | 0.23 |
| BMI (Kg/m2)a | 31.2±8.57 (20-54.35) | 30.16±7.5 (16-56.89) | 0.59 |
| Co-morbidities | |||
| Diabetic | 9 (45%) | 88 (40%) | 0.64 |
| CHF | 4 (20%) | 52 (24%) | 1.00 |
| HTN | 18 (90%) | 185 (84%) | 0.74 |
| CAD | 15 (75%) | 189 (85%) | 0.20 |
| History of MI | 4 (20%) | 86 (39%) | 0.14 |
| History of CVA | 4 (20%) | 19 (8.6%) | 0.10 |
| History of A-fib | 2 (10%) | 10 (4.5%) | 0.26 |
| COPD | 1 (5%) | 35 (16%) | 0.32 |
Abbreviations: CHF, congestive heart failure; HTN, hypertension; CAD, coronary artery disease; MI, myocardial infarction; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; A-fib, atrial fibrillation; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
a Figures are presented as mean ± standard deviation (range)