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. 2020 Dec 9;15(12):e0243528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243528

Table 1. Comparison of baseline characteristics.

AKI (n = 28) No AKI (n = 676) P value
Age (years) 74.3 ± 12.1 57.0 ± 17.4 < 0.001
Male patient (%) 16 (57.1) 194 (28.7) 0.001
Hypertension (%) 22 (78.6) 204 (30.2) < 0.001
Diabetes mellitus (%) 16 (57.1) 107 (15.8) < 0.001
White blood cells (x103/μL) 7.53 ± 4.77 5.4 ± 2.0 0.023
    Neutrophil (%) 70.2 ± 12.4 58.3 ± 13.1 < 0.001
    Lymphocyte (%) 20.3 ± 10.6 31.1 ± 11.6 < 0.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 11.8 ± 1.9 12.6 ± 1.5 0.007
Platelet count (x103/μL) 179.5 ± 85.2 233.2 ± 82.2 0.001
Sodium (mmol/L) 138.0 ± 3.6 140.1 ± 3.6 0.003
Potassium (mmol/L) 4.4 ± 0.8 4.1 ± 0.5 0.108
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) 27.6 ± 21.0 14.5 ± 6.3 0.003
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.6 ± 1.1 0.8 ± 0.3 0.001
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) 56.3 ± 30.8 93.1 ± 22.7 < 0.001
eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 16 (57.1) 52 (7.7) < 0.001
Albumin (g/dL) 3.4 ± 0.5 4.2 ± 2.9 0.147
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) 7.9 ± 6.9 2.0 ± 4.0 < 0.001
Creatine kinase (U/L) 93.7 ± 81.1 103.1 ± 291.6 0.872
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) 840.6 ± 916.4 487.8 ± 181.0 0.061
Chest X-ray infiltration (%) 24 (85.7) 335 (49.6) < 0.001
Medication (%) < 0.001
None 0 (0) 204 (30.2) 0.001
    Lopinavir/ritonavir 21 (75.0) 243 (35.9) < 0.001
Hydroxychloroquine 7 (25.0) 229 (33.9) 0.330

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).

AKI, acute kidney injury; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.