Table 4. Risk factors for AKI.
| Parameter | Total population ( n = 220) |
AKI group ( n = 161) |
No AKI group ( n = 59) |
p -Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young age (1–24 mo) | 137 (62.3) | 116 (72.0) | 21 (35.6) | 0.000 a |
| Severe malnutrition | 57 (25.9) | 40 (24.8) | 17 (28.8) | 0.454 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 159 (72.3) | 119 (73.9) | 40 (67.8) | 0.369 |
| Hypovolemia | 47 (21.4) | 42 (26.1) | 5 (8.5) | 0.005 a |
| Shock | 45 (20.5) | 40 (24.8) | 5 (8.5) | 0.008 a |
| Sepsis | 54 (24.5) | 46 (28.6) | 8 (13.6) | 0.022 a |
| Thrombocytopenia | 68 (30.9) | 55 (34.2) | 13 (22.0) | 0.085 |
| Inotropes | 126 (57.3) | 91 (56.5) | 35 (59.3) | 0.710 |
| Nephrotoxic drugs | 92 (41.8) | 69 (42.9) | 23 (39.0) | 0.606 |
Abbreviation: AKI: acute kidney injury.
a
Statistically significant p -value.
Note: Numbers in parenthesis indicate percentages. Statistical analysis performed by the chi-square test.