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. 2021 Jun 1;67(2):fmab037. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmab037

Table 2.

Risk factors for AKI

COVID19 case, n = 105 AKI, n = 24 (22.8%) Non-AKI, n = 81 (77.2%) p value Odds ratio
Reason for admission,n (%)
 Hypoxia 41 (39.0) 8 (33.3) 33 (40.7) 0.51 0.727
 Pneumonia 35 (33.3) 7 (29.2) 28 (34.6) 0.62 0.779
 Shock 36 (34.3) 13 (52.2) 23 (28.4) 0.01 2.980
 Encephalitis 16 (15.2) 6 (25.0) 10 (12.3) 0.13 2.367
 Myocarditis 9 (8.6) 4 (16.7) 5 (6.2) 0.10 3.040
 Sepsis 47 (44.8) 18 (75.0) 38 (46.9) 0.01 3.394
 Nephrotic syndrome 4 (3.8) 3 (12.5) 1 (1.2) 0.01 12.8
 Exposure to nephrotoxic drugs 70 (66.7) 16 (66.7) 54 (66.7) 1.0 1.0
Respiratory support, n (%)
 None 52 (50.0) 9 (37.5) 43 (53.1)
 Need for oxygenation 53 (51.0) 15 (62.5) 38 (47.5) 0.19 1.842
 Invasive 36 (34.3) 13 (54.2) 25 (30.5) 0.03 2.647
 Vasopressor support 34 (33.3) 13 (56.5) 21 (25.6) 0.007 3.590
 Mortality 27 (25.7) 10 (41.7) 17 (20.9) 0.01 2.650
 MIS-C 20 (19.0) 7 (29.2) 13 (16.0) 0.15 2.154