Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and status of kidney function of the patients at admission* of patients and main reasons for hospital admission

	Pre-intervention phase, n=64	Intervention phase, n=59
Male	30 (46.9)	29 (49.2)
Age (year)
16–40	14 (22.0)	11 (18.6)
41–60	19 (29.7)	20 (33.9)
61–74	23 (35.9)	19 (32.2)
≥75	8 (12.5)	9 (15.3)
Kidney function status at admission
AKI	15 (23.4)	11 (18.6)
CKD	15 (23.4)	12 (20.3)
AKI superimposed on CKD	3 (4.7)	4 (6.8)
ESRD	31 (48.4)	32 (54.2)

*All data are presented as numbers (%).

AKI, acute kidney injury; CKD, chronic kidney disease; ESRD, end stage renal disease.