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. 2020 Nov 10;15(11):e0240988. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240988

Table 2. Characteristics of renal case patients and controls (N = 54).

        ALL Case Control p-value
  N* N (%) 18 (33.3%) 36 (66.7%)
Sex    
  Male 54 49 (90.7%) 14 (77.8%) 35 (97.2%) 0.038
  Female   5 (9.3%) 4 (22.2%) 1 (2.8%)  
Age (years)    
  <25 54 17 (31.5%) 7 (38.9%) 10 (27.8%) 0.733
  25–29   13 (24.1%) 5 (27.8%) 8 (22.2%)  
  30–34   15 (27.8%) 4 (22.2%) 11 (30.6%)  
  ≥35   9 (16.7%) 2 (11.1%) 7 (19.4%)  
Number of Years Working at Current Employer    
  = <2 51 10 (19.6%) 5 (33.3%) 5 (13.9%) 0.184
  3 to 6   18 (35.3%) 6 (40%) 12 (33.3%)  
  7 to 10   11 (21.6%) 3 (20%) 8 (22.2%)  
  >10   12 (23.5%) 1 (6.7%) 11 (30.6%)  
Clinical Status at Enrollment    
  AKI Stage    
  AKIN Criteria not Met 48 32 (66.7%) 2 (11.1%) 30 (100%) <0.001
  Stage 1   5 (10.4%) 5 (27.8%) 0 (0%)  
  Stage 2   7 (14.6%) 7 (38.9%) 0 (0%)  
  Stage 3   4 (8.3%) 4 (22.2%) 0 (0%)  
Clinical Status at Baseline^    
  Elevated Creatinine (>1.3 mg/dL male, >1.1 mg/dL female) 48 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) n/a
  Hematocrit Anemia (<38.8% male, <34.9% female) 31 1 (3.2%) 0 (0%) 1 (5.9%) 1.000
        Mean SD (Range) or Median (Range)
Age (years)   54 29 (19, 59) 26.9 (20, 40) 29.5 (19, 59) 0.229
Number of Years Working Current Employer 54 4.7 (0.03, 35.9) 3.6 (0.03, 18.0) 6.6 (0.8, 35.9) 0.226
Changes from Baseline^    
  Baseline Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) 48 1.0 (0.7, 1.3) 1.0 (0.7, 1.3) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) 1.000
  Change (mg/dL) 48 0.1 (-0.2, 3.3) 1.2 (0.2, 3.3) 0 (-0.2, 0.5) <0.001
  Percent Change (%) 48 10.0 (-22.2, 330.0) 139.2 (16.7, 330.0) 0 (-22.2, 62.5) <0.001
  Ratio (Enrollment:Baseline) 48 1.1 (0.8, 4.3) 2.4 (1.2, 4.3) 1.0 (0.8, 1.6) <0.001
  Baseline Hematocrit (%) 31 45 (38, 49) 45.5 (39, 49) 44 (38, 48) 0.594
  Change (%) 30 -0.6 (-12, 8) -9.0 (-12, -3.6) 1.0 (-1, 8) <0.001
  Percent Change (%) 30 -1.4 (-25.5, 19.5) -20.5 (-25.5, -9.2) 2.1 (-2.3, 19.5) <0.001
  Ratio (Enrollment:Baseline) 30 0.99 (0.75, 1.2) 0.79 (0.75, 0.91) 1.02 (0.98, 1.2) <0.001
  Days Elapsed from Baseline 48 180 (29, 361) 92.5 (29, 188) 255.5 (57, 361) <0.001
  Baseline eGFR 48 101.3 (69.0, 127.8) 102.5 (69.0, 127.8) 101.3 (75.7, 123.4) 0.900
  Baseline Creatinine Clearance (mL/min) 48 106.5 (70.8, 189.0) 110.6 (70.8, 189.0) 103.7 (88.6, 172.5) 0.280
    Decrease from Baseline (mL/min) 48 9.6 (-32.5, 113.4) 57.9 (10.1, 113.4) 0 (-32.5, 38.2) <0.001

*Number of participants on whom data was available.

^Most recent laboratory data recorded within the prior year.