Table 1.

incidence and type of acute kidney injury among Sudanese adults admitted to a tertiary level hospital

Features	Frequency (%)
Incidence of +AKI	384 (5.7%) / 6769 (100%)
Type of +AKI diagnosed
Community acquired	317 (82.6%)
Hospital acquired	65 (16.9%)
Uncertain classification	2 (0.5%)
Admitting hospital department
Medical ward	322 (83.8%)
Surgical ward	33 (8.6%)
Intensive Care Unit	23 (6%)
Obstetrical ward	6 (1.6%)
Median age of the study population	57 years (IQR 41 and 70)
Male / Female ratio	252 (65.6%) / 132 (34.4%)
Urban / rural residency	126 (32.8%) / 211(54.9%)

⁺Acute Kidney Injury