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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics according to AKI

From: Acute kidney injury in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

 

Overall

No AKI

AKI

p value

n = 100

n = 19

n = 81

Age (year)

59 [53–67]

54 [45–61]

60 [54–68]

0.05

Male gender

70 (70%)

11 (58%)

59 (73%)

0.32

Absence of underlying comorbidity

15 (15%)

6 (32%)

9 (11%)

0.06

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2 (2%)

0 (0)

2 (3%)

1.00

Asthma

8 (8%)

2 (11%)

6 (8%)

1.00

History of hypertension

56 (56%)

8 (42%)

48 (60%)

0.25

Diabetes

30 (30%)

3 (16%)

27 (34%)

0.21

Immunocompromized

26 (26%)

4 (21%)

22 (28%)

0.78

Heart failure

15 (15%)

0 (0)

15 (19%)

0.09

Chronic kidney disease

29 (29%)

2 (11%)

27 (33%)

0.09

Body Mass Index (Kg/m2)

28 [24–31]

26 [23–31]

28 [24–31]

0.48

Obesity and overweight

   

0.37

Overweight

25 (25%)

3 (16%)

22 (27%)

 

Obese

21 (21%)

3 (16%)

18 (22%)

 

Other

54 (54%)

13 (68%)

41 (51%)

 

Chronic use of ACE/ARB

30 (30%)

3 (16%)

27 (33%)

0.22

Baseline serum creatinine (µmol/L)

65 [50–93]

63 [48–70]

67 [50–100]

0.22

SOFA score

4 [2–7]

2 [2, 3]

5 [2–7]

0.003

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (%)

1 (1%)

0 (0)

1 (1%)

1.00

Invasive mechanical ventilation

55 (55%)

6 (32%)

49 (61%)

0.04

PEEP at day 1

0 [0–10]

0 [0–4]

8 [0–10]

0.04

Renal replacement therapy

13 (13%)

0 (0)

13 (16%)

0.14

Vasopressors

51 (51%)

7 (37%)

44 (55%)

0.24

IL6 at day 0 (ng/mL)

118 [67–287]

136 [63–292]

113 [69–287]

0.98

C3 at day 0 (ng/mL)

1305 [1173–1550]

1495 [1285, 1630]

1260 [1160–1543]

0.06

C4 at day 0 (ng/mL)

348 [275–418]

351 [282–493]

348 [272–416]

0.69

sC5b9 at day 0 (ng/mL)

373 [270–471]

425 [317–516]

363 [266–450]

0.22

Ferritin at day 0 (mg/L)

1272 [636–2234]

1182 [495–1584]

1311 [695–2322]

0.12

Fibrinogen at day 0 (g/L)

6.8 [5.8–7.8]

7.2 [5.4–7.7]

6.7 [5.8–7.8]

0.94

Acute kidney injury -

81 (81%)

0 (0)

81 (100%)

 < 0.001

KDIGO stage

   

 < 0.001

No AKI

19 (19%)

19 (100%)

0 (0)

 

Stage 1

44 (44%)

0 (0)

44 (54%)

 

Stage 2

10 (10%)

0 (0)

10 (12%)

 

Stage 3

27 (27%)

0 (0)

27 (33%)

 

KDIGO criteria fulfilled

   

 < 0.001

Creatinine criteria alone

28 (28%)

0 (0)

28 (35%)

 

Oliguria alone

33 (33%)

0 (0)

33 (41%)

 

Both criteria

20 (20%)

0 (0)

20 (25%)

 

None

19 (19%)

19 (100%)

0 (0)

 

Day-28 mortality

29 (29%)

1 (5%)

28 (35%)

0.02

Specific treatment during ICU stay

   

0.35

Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine

3 (3%)

0 (0)

3 (4%)

 

Eculizumab

2 (2%)

0 (0)

2 (3%)

 

Lopinavir/ritonavir

10 (10%)

0 (0)

10 (12%)

 

Tocilizumab

1 (1%)

0 (0)

1 (1%)

 

None

84 (84%)

19 (100%)

65 (80%)

 
  1. Results are presented as median (interquartile) or n (%)
  2. ACE angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, ARB angiotensin receptor blockers