Table 2.

Independent predictors of developing acute kidney injury among infants with diarrhea.

Predictors	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Unadjusted p value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted p-value
ORS intake at home	3.4 (1.98–6.05)	<0.001	1.5 (0.64–3.57)	0.34
Convulsion	2.83 (1.44–5.56)	0.002	0.87 (0.36–2.11)	0.75
Abnormal mentation	2.78 (1.73–4.45)	<0.001	1.50 (0.81–2.80)	0.19
Hypoxemia	2.5 (1.2–5.04)	0.01	2.10 (0.83–5.30)	0.10
Sepsis	6.38 (3.16–12.90)	<0.001	4.71 (2.07–10.73)	0.001
Dehydration at admission	3.86 (2.19–6.80)	<0.001	3.76 (1.78–7.95)	0.001
Hyponatremia	0.58 (0.36–0.92)	0.02	0.75 (0.40–1.40)	0.37
Hypernatremia	8.96 (4.3–18.47)	<0.001	8.66 (3.88–19.22)	0.001

Adjustment variables: oral rehydration salt intake at home, convulsions, abnormal mentation, and hypoxemia.

ORS, oral rehydration salt; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.