Table 1 Baseline characteristics in the discovery and validation cohort.

From: A Simple Scoring Method for Predicting the Low Risk of Persistent Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Adult Patients

 

Discovery cohort

(N = 4,151)

Validation cohort

(N = 4,169)

Age (yr.)

70.8 (14.3)

70.7 (14.6)

Male

2,476 (59.6%)

2,462 (59.1%)

Diabetes mellitus

1,036 (25.0%)

992 (23.8%)

Hypertension

2,217 (53.4%)

2,183 (52.4%)

Cardiovascular disease

2,411 (58.1%)

2,289 (54.9%)

Cerebrovascular disease

856 (20.6%)

818 (19.6%)

Baseline Cr (mg/dL)

0.8 (0.3)

0.8 (0.4)

Baseline eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

89.9 (88.0)

90.4 (70.4)

CKD (<60 mL/min/1.73m2)

1,042 (25.1%)

1,023 (24.5%)

Pre-admission baseline Cr available (N/%)

3,628 (87.4%)

3,594 (86.2%)

Hyperbilirubinemia (N/%)

255 (6.1%)

240 (5.8%)

Causes of admission (N/%)

Cardiovascular

2,645 (63.7%)

2,584 (62.0%)

Endocrinology

75 (1.8%)

61 (1.5%)

Gastrointestinal

386 (9.3%)

412 (9.9%)

Malignancy

81 (2%)

94 (2.3%)

Neurological

37 (0.9%)

60 (1.4%)

Respiratory

321 (7.7%)

332 (8%)

Others

606 (14.6%)

626 (15%)

SOFA score

5.5 ± 3.0

5.4 ± 3.0

Postoperative (N/%)

1,951 (47.0%)

2,052 (49.2%)

Vasopressors (N/%)

1,834 (44.2%)

1,846 (44.3%)

Ventilators (N/%)

904 (21.8%)

879 (21.1%)

Sepsis (N/%)

2,128 (51.3%)

2,199 (52.7%)

Nephrotoxin exposure

493 (11.9%)

492 (11.8%)

ICU stay (days)

8.5 (12.8)

8.4 (10.2)

AKI stage at admission

No AKI

3,127 (75.3%)

3,145 (75.4%)

Stage I

622 (15%)

629 (15.1%)

Stage II

262 (6.3%)

267 (6.4%)

Stage III

140 (3.4%)

128 (3.1%)

  1. The data was not statistically different between the two groups. The data is shown as N (%) or mean (standard deviation). AKI, acute kidney injury; Cr, creatinine; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; CKD, chronic kidney disease; ICU, intensive care unit.