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. 2022 Feb 3;14(2):e21869. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21869

Table 1. General clinical characteristics of patients depending on the presence of acute kidney injury.

* Significant at p-value < 0.05

^ Mean (standard deviation)

BMI: body mass index; MI: myocardial infarction

Variables Categories Non-AKI (n (%)) AKI (n (%)) P-value
Age in years^   63.12 (11.17) 68.08 (10.86) 0.003*
Gender Male 131 (70.81) 48 (81.36) 0.111
Female 54 (29.19) 11 (18.64)
BMI Normal 46 (24.86) 20 (33.90) 0.164
Overweight 83 (44.86) 28 (47.46)
Obese 56 (30.27) 11 (18.64)
Diabetes mellitus No 146 (78.92) 31 (52.54) 0.001*
Yes 39 (21.08) 28 (47.46)
Preexisting hypertension No 5 (2.70) 1 (1.69) 0.202
Yes 180 (97.30) 58 (98.31)
Currently smoking No 118 (63.78) 45 (76.27) 0.076
Yes 67 (36.22) 14 (23.73)
Diagnosis STEMI 111 (60) 38 (64.41) 0.546
NSTEMI 74 (40) 21 (35.59)
Previous history of MI No 140 (75.68) 30 (50.85) 0.001*
Yes 45 (24.32) 29 (49.15)
Admission Killip ≥ II No  107 (57.84) 23 (38.98) 0.001*
Yes 78 (42.16) 36 (61.02)