Table 3

Risk factors for the development of scrub typhus associated AKI

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Characteristicsp ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)
Age (>65 years)0.0002.804 (1.931 to 4.073)0.0021.965 (1.270 to 3.040)
HTN0.0022.017 (1.289 to 3.157)0.2111.403 (0.825 to 2.386)
DM0.0052.178 (1.270 to 3.734)0.1881.516 (0.816 to 2.816)
CKD0.0002.808 (1.917 to 4.114)0.0133.526 (1.305 to 9.525)
Albumin (<3.5 g/dL)0.0002.226 (1.466 to 3.379)0.0012.095 (1.367 to 3.211)
Haemoglobin (<12 g/dL)0.0321.495 (1.035 to 2.160)0.7690.938 (0.613 to 1.437)
Time to hospital presentation after symptom onset (>7 day)0.0341.601 (1.039 to 2.465)0.0421.625 (1.017 to 2.597)
  • AKI, acute kidney injury; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension.