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. 2018 Dec 25;8(1):25. doi: 10.3390/jcm8010025
Variables Odds Ratio (95% CI) p-Value
 Sex: male 1.06 (1.00–1.13) 0.066
 Age, year 1.02 (1.02–1.02) <0.001
 Body mass index, kg m−2 0.96 (0.95–0.97) <0.001
 APACHE II 1.04 (1.04–1.04) <0.001
Comorbidities at ICU admission
Hypertension 1.26 (1.18–1.34) <0.001
Diabetes mellitus 1.46 (1.32–1.61) <0.001
Ischemic heart disease 1.17 (0.97–1.42) 0.101
Cerebrovascular disease 1.31 (1.14–1.51) <0.001
Chronic obstructive lung disease 1.13 (0.97–1.31) 0.109
Liver disease (LC, hepatitis, fatty liver) 2.48 (2.13–2.89) <0.001
Anemia (Hb < 10 g dL−1) 3.82 (3.58–4.07) <0.001
Cancer 1.90 (1.77–2.05) <0.001
eGFR mL min−1 1.73 m−2
≥90 1 <0.001
60–90 0.99 (0.91–1.07) 0.731
30–60 2.08 (1.89–2.28) <0.001
<30 5.18 (4.61–5.82) <0.001
Admission through emergency department 1.52 (1.43–1.62) <0.001
Total serum cholesterol at ICU adm
 160–200 mg dL−1 1 <0.001
 <160, mg dL−1 2.21 (2.01, 2.43) <0.001
 >200 mg dL−1 0.81 (0.69, 0.94) <0.001
Admission department
Internal medicine 1 <0.001
Neurologic center 0.25 (0.23–0.28) <0.001
Cardiothoracic surgical department 0.78 (0.72–0.84) <0.001
Other surgical department 0.83 (0.76–0.90) <0.001
Year at ICU admission
2012 1 <0.001
2013 1.31 (1.16–1.48) <0.001
2014 1.26 (1.12–1.42) <0.001
2015 1.09 (0.97–1.23) 0.150
2016 1.02 (0.91–1.15) 0.690
2017 0.96 (0.86–1.08) 0.535

All covariates of p < 0.1 in univariable logistic regression analysis were included in multivariable logistic regression analysis; ICU, intensive care unit; AKI, acute kidney injury; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; LC, liver cirrhosis; Hb, hemoglobin.