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. 2021 Aug 9;117(2):385–391. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20200097

Table 2. Clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic features, and clinical outcomes of patients with and without acute kidney injury of hospitalized patients with heart failure or acute myocardial infarction (n = 81).

Variables Without AKI (n = 31) With AKI (n = 50) OR (95%CI) p – value
Clinical data
Age (± SD) 64.03 ± 16.08 68.88 ± 14.08 1.02 (0.99-1.05) 0.172
Male sex – n (%) 20 (64.52) 23 (46) 2.13 (0.85-5.37) 0.104
SAH – n (%) 15 (48.39) 33 (66) 0.48 (0.20-1.20) 0.116
DM – n (%) 8 (25.81) 18 (36) 0.62 (0.23-1.66) 0.339
CRD – n (%) 1 (3.23) 19 (38) 18.4 (2.31-146.10) 0.001
Cerebrovascular disease - n (%) 1 (3.23) 6 (12) 4.09 (0.47-35.73) 0.337
Liver disease – n (%) 3 (9.68) 3 (6) 0.60 (0.11-3.16) 0.858
Others– n (%) 7 (22.58) 17 (34)
Laboratory data (± DP)
Urea (mg/dL) 46.65 ± 25.66 81.52 ± 46.04 1.03 (1.01-1.05) 0.001
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.17 ± 0.76 1.79 ± 0.97 1.02 (1.01-1.04) 0.002
Potassium (mEq/L) 4.11 ± 0.75 4.4 ± 1.02 2.76 (1.29-5.91) 0.155
Bicarbonate 24.12 ± 6.11 22.01 ± 4.71 0.92 (0.79-1.07) 0.355
pH 7.417 ± 0.05 7.374 ± 0.1 0.01 (0.01-74.88) 0.069
Echocardiographic features
Recent AMI – n (%) 8 (25.8) 8 (16) 0.61 (0.22-1.73) 0.507
HF with previous heart disease – n (%) 22 (70.97) 40 (80) 1.83 (0.61-5.51) 0.429
History of HF and recent AMI – n (%) 1 (3.23) 2 (4) - 0.999
Ejection fraction: % (± DP) 35.86 ± 10.79 36.09 ± 10.79 1.01 (0.97-1.05) 0.598
Left atrial diameter: mm (± DP) 39.51 ± 7.45 39.51 ± 7.45 1.02 (0.96 - 1.08) 0.624
Myocardial thickness – n (%)
Increased 16 (51.61) 21 (42) 0.77 (0.31-1.90) 0.538
Normal 15 (48.39) 29 (58) Reference
LF systolic dysfunction – n (%)
Mild 1 (3.23) 2 (4) Reference 0.999
Moderate/severe 30 (96.77) 48 (96) 1.25 (0.18-2.31)
Clinical outcomes – n (%)
Death 3 (9.68) 16 (32) 1.21 (1.16-16.62) 0.021
Dialysis 0 (0) 3 (6) 0.437

AKI: acute kidney injury; OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; HF: heart failure; SAH: systemic arterial hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; CRD: chronic renal disease; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; LV: left ventricular; SD: standard deviation.