. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.

Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Nephrol. 2016 Mar 24;31(8):1363–1368. doi: 10.1007/s00467-016-3370-0

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of patients admitted for ACS

	AKI (n=12)	No AKI (n=137)	p-value
Continuous variables Mean (SD)
Age (yrs)	8.7 (5.3)	9.8 (4.8)	0.5
Baseline Hb (g/dL)	8.8 (0.9)	8.9 (1.6)	0.96
Admission Hb (g/dL)	6.4 (2.0)	7.5 (1.7)	0.03
Drop in Hb (g/dL)	2.7(1.9)	1.4 (1.4)	0.003
Admission WBC ×10⁹/L	33.1 (16.2)	19.8 (9.7)	<0.0001
Admission Platelet count ×10⁹/L	297 (145)	332(184)	0.5
Nominal Variables
Phenotype	AKI pts	No AKI pts
Severe SCD (SS, SB0 thalassemia, SD) (n=127)	10 (8%)	117 (92%)	0.8
Mild SCD (n=22)	2 (9%)	20 (91%)	0.8
Disease Modifying Therapy
No therapy (n=95)	10 (11%)	85 (89%)	0.3
Hydroxyurea (n=50)	2 (4%)	48 (96%)
Transfusions (n=4)	0 (0%)	4 (100%)

ACS=acute chest syndrome, AKI=acute kidney injury, SCD=sickle cell disease