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. 2021 Aug 9;9:692256. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.692256

Table 4.

Comparison between MIS-C-AKI and Acute SARS-CoV-2-AKI patients.

MIS-C-AKI (n = 15) Acute SARS-CoV-2-AKI (n = 7) P-value
Median age in years (Range) 9 (1.8-17) 17 (10-21) 0.002
GENDER 0.648
    Male 8 (53%) 5 (71%)
    Female 7 (47%) 2 (29%)
RACE 1.000
    AA 13 (87%) 6 (86%)
    Non-AA 2 (13%) 1 (14%)
ETHNICITY
    Hispanic 0 0
    Non-Hispanic 15 (100%) 7 (100%)
&BMI in kg/m2 0.159
    Non obese 10 (71%) 2 (29%)
    Obese 4 (29%) 5 (71%)
Co-Morbidities# 6 (40%) 7 (100%) 0.01
Median duration of hospital stay in days (Range) 10 (4–23) 8 (1–43) 0.535
Patients admitted to the ICU (%) 15 (100) 5 (71) 0.09
Median duration of ICU stay in days for patients admitted to the ICU (Range) 8 (2–21) 5 (1–25) 0.210
Median peak serum creatinine (Range) (mg/dL) 1.11 (0.55–4.25) 1.11 (0.67–1.17) 0.574
Median lowest serum albumin (Range) (g/dL) 2.5 (1.7–5.0) 2.7 (2.4–4.4) 0.230
Median peak CRP (Range) (mg/L) 284 (37.5–450) 269 (129–431) 0.900
Median peak CPK (Range) (U/L) 194.5 (30–1386) 1074 (21–12149) 0.536
Median d-dimer (Range) (mg/L) 5.24 (2.48–22) 2.87 (1.69–7.16) 0.197
Median fibrinogen (Range) (mg/dL) 607 (362–860) 734.5 (689–780) 0.417
Median peak BNP (Range) (pg/mL) 2380 (661–5277) 491 (491) 0.200
Median troponin (Range) (ng/L) 534 (15–5880) 120 (3–448) 0.239
Abnormal Urinalysis e 6 (43%) 2 (67%) 0.576
Nephrotoxic medications received@ 12 (80%) 3 (42%) 0.08
ECMO 2 (13%) 0 1.00
Inotropic Support 11 (73%) 2 (29%) 0.074
Mechanical Ventilation 5 (33%) 2 (29%) 1.00
ECHO
 Normal EF (≥ 55%),
 Mildly decreased EF (41-54%)
Moderately Decreased EF (31-40%)
 Severely Decreased EF (≤ 30%)
5 (33%)
8 (53%)
1 (7%)
1 (7%)
2 (50%)
2 (50%)
0
0
0.602
&

BMI not calculated for one patient in MIS-C-AKI group due to age <24 months.

#

Co-Morbidities as defined in Methods.

€ N = 14 for MIS-C-AKI group and N = 3 for Acute SARS-CoV-2-AKI group.

@

Nephrotoxic medications included vancomycin, acyclovir, and ibuprofen.

N = 15 for MIS-C-AKI group and N = 4 for Acute SARS-CoV-2-AKI group MIS-C, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children; CRP, C-Reactive Protein; CPK, creatine phosphokinase; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; ECHO, Echocardiography; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; EF, Ejection Fraction.