Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the population.

From: Retinal Vascular Density as A Novel Biomarker of Acute Renal Injury after Acute Coronary Syndrome

n (%), median (interquartile range), mean (±standard deviation)

AKI (n = 21)

No AKI (n = 195)

P

Risk factors

Age, years

69 (±14)

62 (±12)

0.009

Age > 75 years

9 (43)

28 (14)

0.003

Female gender

4 (19%)

42 (21.5%)

0.791

Hypertension

15 (71.4%)

97 (49.7%)

0.059

Diabetes

5 (23.8%)

46 (23.6%)

0.982

Active smoking

10 (47.6%)

52 (26.7%)

0.093

BMI, kg/m2

25.8 (±3.8)

27.2 (±4.8)

0.191

Hypercholesterolemia

9 (42.9%)

78 (40%)

0.8

Familial history of coronary artery disease

5 (23.8%)

70 (35.9%)

0.269

Underlying heart disease

Previous coronary artery disease

4 (19)

40 (20.5)

0.874

Previous heart failure

3 (14.3%)

27 (13.9%)

0.96

Atrial fibrillation

4 (19%)

10 (5.1%)

0.014

Associated comorbidities

Stroke history

1 (4.8%)

6 (3.1%)

0.679

PAD history

1 (4.8%)

9 (4.6%)

0.976

Carotid atheroma history

1 (4.8%)

9 (4.6%)

0.976

Chronic kidney disease

4 (19%)

2 (1%)

<0.001

  1. AKI: acute kidney injury; No AKI: absence of AKI; BMI: body mass index (kg/m²); PAD: peripheral artery disease.