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. 2021 Oct 1;9(10):e27177. doi: 10.2196/27177

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

Features Total (n=14,185) CIAKIa (n=261) Non-CIAKI (n=13,924) P valueb
Age (years), mean (range) 67.5 (56.7-78.4) 65.2 (54.1-76.3) 67.6 (56.7-78.5) <.001
Male, n (%) 10,952 (77.2) 195 (74.7) 10,757 (77.3) .33
Body mass index (kg/m²), mean (range) 24.0 (20.7-27.3) 24.0 (20.4-27.6) 24.0 (20.7-27.3) .94
Type of CTc, n (%)

Abdomen and pelvis 4360 (30.7) 73 (28.0) 4287 (30.8) N/Ad

Liver 3323 (23.4) 90 (34.5) 3233 (23.2) N/A

Urogenital 1330 (9.4) 17 (6.5) 1313 (9.4) N/A

Chest 1004 (7.1) 15 (5.7) 989 (7.1) N/A

Others 4168 (29.4) 66 (25.3) 4102 (29.5) N/A

Contrast media volume (mL), mean (range) 98.3 (82.1-114.6) 99.8 (81.5-118.1) 98.3 (82.1-114.6) .01
Vital signs

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), median (IQR) 126 (116-138) 130 (117.5-141) 126 (116-138) .002

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), median (IQR) 75 (68-83) 78 (70-83.5) 75 (68-83) .01

Heart rate (/min), median (IQR) 68 (61-79) 73 (62-82) 68 (61-79) <.001

Respiratory rate (/min), mean (range) 18.3 (17.5-19.2) 18.3 (17.4-19.1) 18.3 (17.5-19.2) .33

Body temperature (°C), mean (range) 36.4 (36.1-36.7) 36.4 (36.1-36.8) 36.4 (36.1-36.7) .12
Comorbidities, n (%)

Diabetes mellitus 4870 (34.3) 126 (48.3) 4744 (34.1) <.001

Hypertension 6896 (48.6) 136 (52.1) 6760 (48.5) .26

Coronary arterial disease 1940 (13.7) 28 (10.7) 1912 (13.7) .16

Cancer, any type 11514 (81.2) 220 (84.3) 11294 (81.1) .19

Liver cirrhosis 2253 (15.9) 58 (22.2) 2195 (15.8) .005

Glomerulonephritis 439 (3.1) 13 (5.0) 426 (3.1) .08

Kidney transplantation recipient 224 (1.6) 2 (0.8) 222 (1.6) .29
Medication, n (%)

Antihypertensive agents 5464 (38.5) 112 (42.9) 5352 (38.4) .14

Diuretics 1905 (13.4) 71 (27.2) 1834 (13.2) <.001

Statins 2731 (19.3) 59 (22.6) 2672 (19.2) .17

Hypoglycemic agents 2553 (18.0) 58 (22.2) 2495 (17.9) .07
Blood findings

Hemoglobin (g/dL), median (IQR) 12.2 (10.6-13.7) 11.15 (10.1-12.4) 12.2 (10.7-13.7) <.001

Hematocrit (%), median (IQR) 36.8 (32.4-40.9) 33.6 (30.4-37.95) 36.8 (32.5-41.1) <.001

Albumin (g/dL), median (IQR) 4.1 (3.8-4.3) 3.8 (3.5-4.2) 4.1 (3.8-4.3) <.001

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL), median (IQR) 22 (17-27) 25 (19-35) 22 (17-27) <.001

Creatinine (mg/dL), median (IQR) 1.44 (1.25-1.67) 1.58 (1.27-2.01) 1.44 (1.24-1.67) <.001

eGFRe (mL/min/1.73 m²), median (IQR) 47.1 (38.9-56.1) 42.7 (30.4-54.3) 47.2 (38.9-56.1) <.001

aCIAKI: contrast media–induced acute kidney injury.

bP values were derived from the chi-square tests for categorical variables and the Student t-test or the Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables.

cCT: computed tomography.

dN/A: not applicable.

eeGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.