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. 2019 Jun 24;14(6):e0217935. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217935

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study participants after propensity-score matching.

Case (AKI)
N = 412
Control
N = 412
P-value
before matching*
P-value
after matching
Age, years 61 ± 17 62 ± 18 <0.0001 0.06
Male 240 (58) 227 (55) <0.0001 0.1
Caucasian 380 (92) 381 (93) 0.3 0.8
Myocardial infarction 71 (17) 77 (19) <0.0001 0.6
Congestive heart failure 128 (31) 131 (29) <0.0001 0.5
Peripheral vascular disease 73 (18) 83 (20) <0.0001 0.9
Cerebrovascular disease 72 (18) 71 (17) <0.0001 0.9
Dementia 10 (2) 10 (2) 0.5 0.7
Chronic pulmonary disease 212 (48) 215 (49) <0.0001 0.8
Connective tissue disorder 28 (7) 35 (9) 0.1 0.4
Peptic ulcer disease 52 (13) 42 (10) <0.0001 0.3
Diabetes, no complications 38 (9) 40 (10) <0.0001 0.8
Diabetes, complications 142 (35) 152 (37) <0.0001 0.4
Liver disease, mild 99 (24) 90 (22) <0.0001 0.6
Liver disease, moderate to severe 19 (5) 17 (4) <0.0001 0.7
Cancer, not metastatic 96 (23) 103 (25) 0.5 0.6
Cancer, metastatic 38 (9) 42 (10) 0.2 0.6
HIV/AIDS 0 (0.0) 0 (0) 0.2 NA
Paralysis 12 (3) 13 (3) 0.2 0.8
Systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg 302 (73) 321 (78) <0.0001 0.06
Admission season 0.9 0.5
Winter 94 (23) 87 (21)
Spring 109 (27) 108 (26)
Summer 89 (24) 96 (23)
Fall 112 (27) 120 (29)
Prior inpatient visits 3.1 ± 3.2 3.2 ± 5.1 <0.0001 0.9
Index hospitalization LOS (days) 5.2 ± 3.9 4.9 ± 5.0 <0.0001 0.3
Baseline serum creatinine (mg/dL) 0.93 ± 0.17 0.94 ± 0.18 <0.0001 0.7

Data are presented as N (%) and mean ± SD.

* Comparing 2,180 controls and 494 cases prior to matching