Table 2

Baseline characteristics of patients with and those without AKIa

Variable

Patients with AKI (n = 2,846)

Patients without AKI (n = 5,793)

P value


Mean age, years (±SD)

66.4 (15.9)

55.6 (18.5)

<0.0001

Males, n (%)

1,672 (58.8)

3,609 (62.3)

0.002

Mean SAPS II score (±SD)

50.2 (20.0)

33.6 (16.9)

<0.0001

Mean APACHE II score (±SD)

19.9 (7.1)

12.9 (6.4)

<0.0001

Mean non-renal SOFA score (±SD)

5.3 (3.2)

3.6 (2.7)

<0.0001

Transfer from ward, n (%)

1363 (47.9)

2494 (43.1)

<0.0001

McCabe class, n (%)

1

1,666 (58.5)

4,074 (70.3)

<0.0001

2

959 (33.7)

1,417 (24.5)

3

221 (7.8)

302 (5.2)

Admission category, n (%)

Medical

2,043 (71.8)

4,149 (71.6)

<0.0001

Scheduled surgery

311 (10.9)

865 (14.9)

Unscheduled surgery

492 (17.3)

779 (13.5)

Chronic coexisting conditions, n (%)

Cardiac disease

509 (17.9)

497(8.6)

<0.0001

Respiratory disease

366 (12.9)

881 (15.2)

0.004

Liver disease

178 (6.3)

288 (5.0)

0.01

Immunodeficiency

440 (15.5)

688 (11.9)

<0.0001

Uncomplicated diabetes mellitus

320 (11.2)

431 (7.4)

<0.0001

Complicated diabetes mellitus

148 (5.2)

124 (2.1)

<0.0001


aAKI, acute kidney injury; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; nonrenal SOFA: SOFA renal component.

Clec'h et al. Critical Care 2011 15:R128   doi:10.1186/cc10241

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