Table 4 Subgroup analyses of association between exposure to albumin and postoperative AKI using matched cohort.

From: Intraoperative albumin use and postoperative acute kidney injury in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

Subgroup

Albumin non-exposure (N = 3697)

Albumin exposure (N = 1524)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value

p for interaction

Age

  < 65 yr

1868 (50.5)

785 (51.5)

2.00 (1.37–2.94)

 < 0.001

0.33

  ≥ 65 yr

1829 (49.5)

739 (48.5)

1.68 (1.20–2.35)

0.003

 

Sex

 Female

1159 (31.4)

489 (32.1)

2.10 (1.17–3.80)

0.01

0.33

 Male

2536 (68.6)

1035 (67.9)

1.80 (1.35–2.39)

 < 0.001

 

ASA physical stats

 1–2

3074 (83.1)

1214 (79.7)

1.99 (1.48–2.68)

 < 0.001

0.43

 3

623 (16.9)

310 (20.3)

1.34 (0.81–2.19)

0.25

 

Hypertension

 No hypertension

2269 (61.4)

947 (62.1)

2.38 (1.63–3.48)

 < 0.001

0.008

 Hypertension

1428 (38.6)

577 (37.9)

1.49 (1.05–2.10)

0.03

 

Diabetes mellitus

 No diabetes

2934 (79.4)

1199 (78.7)

1.76 (1.31–2.36)

 < 0.001

0.99

 Diabetes

763 (20.6)

325 (21.3)

2.12 (1.29–3.49)

0.003

 

Liver disease

 No liver disease

3442 (93.1)

1422 (93.3)

1.81 (1.39–2.35)

 < 0.001

0.64

 Liver disease

255 (6.9)

102 (6.7)

2.04 (0.77–5.42)

0.15

 
  1. AKI, acute kidney injury; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; CI, confidence interval.