Fig. 2.

Box-and-whisker plot of NC at ED arrival (T0) based on kidney function classification: 1, AKI; 2, stable CKD; 3, kidney dysfunction; and 4, preserved kidney function. The table shows the median [IQR] of T0 NC values. *P<0.05 vs. AKI by independent-samples Kruskal–Wallis test and post-hoc pairwise comparisons with Bonferroni correction. NC values were log-transformed for the graphical display.

Abbreviations: see Table 1.