Table 1

Characteristics of patients with AKI, patients that died and all patients

Variable, n (%)AKI
(n=696)
Died
(n=347)
Total
(n=3716)
Age (years)
 <4586 (12.4)7 (2.0)980 (26.4)
 45–65245 (35.2)55 (15.9)1310 (35.3)
 >65365 (52.4)285 (82.1)1426 (38.4)
Sex (male)420 (60.3)202 (58.2)1855 (49.9)
Race
 White407 (58.5)242 (69.7)2091 (56.3)
 Black110 (15.8)50 (14.4)568 (15.3)
 Hispanic22 (3.2)9 (2.6)135 (3.6)
 Asian27 (3.9)8 (2.3)140 (3.8)
 Other130 (18.7)38 (11.0)782 (21.0)
Diabetes197 (28.3)87 (25.1)727 (19.6)
Cardiovascular disease67 (9.6)49 (14.1)231 (6.2)
Hypertension135 (19.4)65 (18.7)484 (13.0)
Heart failure39 (5.6)38 (11.0)134 (3.6)
Medical conditions (number)
 0397 (57.0)189 (54.5)2565 (69.0)
 1190 (27.3)95 (27.4)811 (21.8)
 283 (11.9)47 (13.5)264 (7.1)
 3+26 (3.7)16 (4.6)76 (2.0)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 <25165 (23.7)115 (33.1)833 (22.4)
 25–30229 (32.9)110 (31.7)1334 (35.9)
 >30302 (43.4)122 (35.2)1549 (41.7)
Temperature (°F)
 97–100.4423 (60.8)201 (57.9)2745 (73.9)
 <9735 (5.0)22 (6.3)190 (5.1)
 >100.4238 (34.2)124 (35.7)781 (21.0)
Heart rate (beats/min)
 60–110576 (82.8)274 (79.0)3194 (86.0)
 <6061 (8.8)30 (8.6)275 (7.4)
 >11059 (8.5)43 (12.4)247 (6.6)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
 90–180635 (91.2)305 (87.9)3549 (95.5)
 <9048 (6.9)35 (10.1)117 (3.1)
 >18013 (1.9)7 (2.0)50 (1.3)
Respiratory rate (per minute)
 <20245 (35.2)92 (26.5)1692 (45.5)
 >20364 (52.3)202 (58.2)1237 (33.3)
 NA (missing)87 (12.5)53 (15.3)787 (21.2)
White blood cell (109/L)
 3.5–11428 (61.5)189 (54.5)2942 (79.2)
 <3.539 (5.6)26 (7.5)267 (7.2)
 >11229 (32.9)132 (38.0)507 (13.6)
Haemoglobin (g/L)
 12+201 (28.9)138 (39.8)2250 (60.5)
 10–12204 (29.3)88 (25.4)883 (23.8)
 <10291 (41.8)121 (34.9)583 (15.7)
Platelets (109/L)
 >100643 (92.4)310 (89.3)3600 (96.9)
 <10053 (7.6)37 (10.7)116 (3.1)
C reactive protein (mg/L)
 <50197 (28.3)62 (17.9)1706 (45.9)
 50–100149 (21.4)63 (18.2)1011 (27.2)
 >100350 (50.3)222 (64.0)999 (26.9)
Ferritin (µg/L)
 <250105 (15.1)52 (15.0)950 (25.6)
 250–1000327 (47.0)155 (44.7)1894 (51.0)
 >1000264 (37.9)140 (40.3)872 (23.5)
D-dimer (ng/mL)
 <1000136 (19.5)60 (17.3)1726 (46.4)
 1000–2000217 (31.2)101 (29.1)1076 (29.0)
 >2000343 (49.3)186 (53.6)914 (24.6)
Interleukin-6 (IU/mL)
 <40121 (17.4)26 (7.5)438 (11.8)
 40–8068 (9.8)33 (9.5)137 (3.7)
 >80136 (19.5)58 (16.7)196 (5.3)
 NA (missing)371 (53.3)230 (66.3)2945 (79.3)
  • AKI, acute kidney injury.