Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristics | AKI (n=54) | No AKI (n=52) | P Value |
| Age (yr) | 55.8±16.7 | 58.0±14.5 | 0.47 |
| Sex (% men) | 31 (57.4) | 29 (55.8) | 0.87 |
| Race (%) | |||
| White | 34 (63.0) | 40 (76.9) | 0.18 |
| Black | 12 (22.2) | 5 (9.6) | |
| Over | 8 (14.8) | 7 (13.5) | |
| ICU type, n (%) | |||
| SICU | 9 (16.7) | 18 (34.6) | 0.001 |
| MICU | 26 (48.2) | 6 (11.5) | |
| CCU | 10 (18.5) | 15 (28.9) | |
| Other ICU | 9 (16.7) | 13 (25) | |
| Diabetes (%) | 17 (31.5) | 10 (19.2) | 0.15 |
| Hypertension (%) | 27 (50.0) | 29 (55.8) | 0.55 |
| Heart failure (%) | 15 (27.8) | 17 (32.7) | 0.59 |
| Liver disease (%) | 18 (33.3) | 6 (11.5) | 0.007 |
| Cancer (%) | 23 (42.6) | 23 (45.1) | 0.80 |
| Baseline serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.86±0.26 | 0.82±0.20 | 0.32 |
| Baseline eGFR (ml/min) | 88 (69.5–104) | 92 (78.3–103) | 0.40 |
| APACHE II | 20 (16–26) | 12 (9–19) | <0.001 |
| Number pressors/inotropes | 1.5 (0–3) | 0 (0–1) | 0.001 |
| Mechanical ventilation (%) | 34 (63.0) | 20 (38.5) | 0.01 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 4 (2.8–7) | 2 (2–4) | <0.001 |
ICU, intensive care unit; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SICU, Surgical ICU; MICU, Medical ICU; CCU, Coronary Care Unit.