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. 2010 Mar 19;55(5):848–855. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.01.011

Table 5.

Characteristics of Pandemic H1N1 Patients With and Without Kidney Injury, Kidney Failure, and Requirement for Dialysis

Kidney Injury
P Kidney Failure
P Dialysis
P
No (n = 18) Yes (n = 30) No (n = 25) Yes (n = 25) No (n = 39) Yes (n = 11)
Age (y) 28.7 ± 12.3 38.4 ± 16.5 0.02 34.1 ± 15.8 36.9 ± 16.1 0.5 35.4 ± 16.9 36.0 ± 11.8 0.9
Female 5/18 (28) 9/30 (30) 0.6 19/25 (76) 8/25 (32) 0.8 29/39 (74) 7/11 (64) 0.5
Aboriginal 6/18 (33) 17/30 (57) 0.1 10/25 (40) 14/25 (56) 0.4 20/39 (51) 4/11 (36) 0.5
Body mass index (kg/m2) 29.0 ± 2.4 38.5 ± 2.4 0.02 31.3 ± 2.3 39.1 ± 2.8 0.04 34.1 ± 2.2 37.2 ± 3.5 0.5
Diabetes mellitus 3/18 (17) 13/30 (43) 0.07 8/25 (32) 9/25 (36) 0.5 13/39 (33) 4/11 (36) 0.9
Hypertension 2/18 (11) 9/30 (30) 0.3 4/25 (16) 7/25 (28) 0.2 7/39 (18) 4/11 (36) 0.2
Pregnancy 4/18 (22) 4/30 (13) 0.5 5/25 (20) 3/25 (12) 0.4 6/39 (15) 2/11 (18) 0.9
Asthma 1/18 (6) 11/30 (37) 0.02 1/24 (4) 11/25 (44) <0.001 9/39 (23) 3/11 (27) 0.9
Glasgow Coma Scale 10.3 ± 1.3 10.6 ± 1.0 0.9 9.7 ± 1.2 10.7 ± 1.0 0.5 10.8 ± 0.8 7.9 ± 1.8 0.2
APACHE II score 16.3 ± 1.8 20.9 ± 1.1 0.04 17.5 ± 6.6 21.1 ± 6.0 0.06 18.9 ± 6.6 20.3 ± 6.4 0.5
BP support agents 9/18 (50) 23/30 (77) 0.1 13/25 (52) 20/25 (80) 0.07 24/39 (62) 9/11 (82) 0.3
MAP (mm Hg) 67.7 ± 15.1 78.5 ± 17.9 0.05 69.5 ± 15.5 78.7 ± 18.4 0.07 72.0 ± 15.9 80.1 ± 21.2 0.1
WBC (×109/L) 8.6 ± 2.0 9.0 ± 1.4 0.9 9.4 ± 1.5 11.7 ± 3.8 0.6 12.1 ± 2.5 5.3 ± 1.8 0.04
Creatine kinase (μmol/L) 667.5 ± 203.8 646.1 ± 186.3 0.9 680.9 ± 166.9 592.4 ± 219.3 0.8 567.3 ± 122.8 860.0 ± 428.4 0.4
ICU length of stay (d) 17.8 ± 3.7 25.5 ± 3.5 0.2 20.2 ± 3.2 24.7 ± 4.0 0.4 19.3 ± 2.6 33.3 ± 6.4 0.02
Dialysis 0/15 (0) 11/18 (61) 0.008 0/25 (0) 11/25 (44) <0.001 NA NA NA
Death 1/18 (6) 7/30 (23) 0.2 1/25 (4) 8/25 (32) 0.02 7/39 (18) 2/11 (18) 0.9

Note: Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number of patients (percentage). No conversion necessary for WBC count in 109/L and 103/μL.

Abbreviations: APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BP, blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; NA, not applicable; WBC, white blood cell count.