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Table 1 Patient characteristics stratified by quartiles of P-PENK and P-NGAL at baseline

From: Predictive value of plasma proenkephalin and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in acute kidney injury and mortality in cardiogenic shock

 

All

P-PENK Q1

P-PENK Q2

P-PENK Q3

P-PENK Q4

p

P-NGAL Q1

P-NGAL Q2

P-NGAL Q3

P-NGAL Q4

p

 

N = 154

N = 38

N = 38

N = 38

N = 38

 

N = 36

N = 37

N = 37

N = 36

 

Age, years; (SD)

66 (12)

62 (10)

62 (15)

69 (10)

72 (11)

< 0.001

62 (13)

67 (12)

69 (11)

68 (12)

0.09

Women

40 (26%)

8 (21%)

9 (24%)

10 (26%)

13 (34%)

0.66

5 (14%)

11 (30%)

11 (30%)

10 (28%)

0.34

BMI, kg/m2; (SD)

27.1 (4.1)

27.5 (4.5)

27.1 (3.6)

26.6 (4.1)

26.9 (4.3)

0.84

27.3 (4.0)

25.6 (3.5)

28.0 (4.6)

27.3 (4.1)

0.09

Medical history

           

 Hypertension

96 (62%)

20 (53)

20 (53)

28 (64%)

26 (68%)

0.14

16 (44%)

21 (57%)

30 (81%)

25 (69%)

0.008

 Coronary artery disease

51 (33%)

6 (16%)

11 (29%)

15 (40%)

19 (50%)

0.01

10 (28%)

10 (27%)

16 (43%)

15 (42%)

0.31

 Previous myocardial infarction or CABG

39 (25%)

6 (16%)

9 (24%)

13 (24%)

11 (29%)

0.32

9 (25%)

7 (19%)

12 (32%)

11 (31%)

0.55

 Heart failure

24 (16%)

2 (5%)

5 (13%)

8 (21%)

9 (24%)

0.13

2 (6%)

5 (14%)

6 (16%)

11 (31%)

0.03

 Diabetes mellitus

43 (28%)

7 (18%)

13 (34%)

11 (29%)

12 (32%)

0.48

7 (19%)

5 (14%)

17 (46%)

13 (36%)

0.007

 Renal insufficiency

17 (11%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

5 (13%)

11 (29%)

< 0.001

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

6 (16%)

10 (28%)

0.001

 Smoking

62 (41%)

17 (45%)

22 (58%)

14 (38%)

9 (24%)

0.02

18 (50%)

15 (42%)

18 (49%)

8 (22%)

0.06

Medications in use at admission

           

 ACEI or ARB

63 (41%)

14 (37%)

11 (29%)

19 (50%)

18 (49%)

0.20

14 (39%)

10 (27%)

18 (49%)

17 (49%)

0.19

 Diuretics

43 (28%)

5 (13%)

10 (26%)

12 (32%)

15 (41%)

0.06

6 (17%)

7 (19%)

15 (41%)

15 (43%)

0.02

Clinical presentation at baseline

           

 Oliguria

79 (52%)

18 (49%)

15 (40%)

19 (50%)

26 (72%)

0.04

14 (40%)

16 (43%)

20 (54%)

28 (80%)

0.003

 CardShock risk score, points; mean (SD)

4.2 (1.8)

3.1 (1.4)

4.1 (1.7)

4.2 (1.8)

5.5 (1.8)

< 0.001

3.1 (1.6)

3.8 (1.6)

4.6 (1.5)

5.6 (1.7)

< 0.001

 IABP II SHOCK risk score, points; mean (SD)

2.2 (1.7)

1.5 (1.3)

2.1 (1.7)

2.4 (1.8)

2.8 (1.5)

0.04

1.1 (1.2)

2.1 (1.7)

2.6 (1.8)

3.4 (1.2)

< 0.001

 ACS etiology of cardiogenic shock

124 (81%)

31 (82%)

31 (82%)

32 (84%)

28 (74%)

0.77

29 (81%)

30 (81%)

32 (87%)

25 (69%)

0.33

 Resuscitated

44 (29%)

10 (26%)

8 (22%)

12 (32%)

14 (37%)

0.51

7 (19%)

12 (32%)

8 (22%)

14 (39%)

0.24

 Mean arterial pressure, mmHg; mean (SD)

57 (11)

59 (10)

56 (11)

56 (11)

58 (10)

0.63

57 (10)

59 (12)

57 (10)

58 (11)

0.85

 LVEF, % (SD)

33 (13)

35 (15)

30 (11)

36 (13)

30 (13)

0.10

36 (14)

32 (11)

32 (11)

31 (15)

0.29

Laboratory test results at baseline

           

 eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2; mean (SD)

65 (28)

90 (22)

70 (20)

61 (24)

39 (22)

< 0.001

89 (17)

72 (24)

59 (22)

37 (22)

< 0.001

 Creatinine mg/dL; median (IQR)

1.12 (0.87–1.54)

0.76 (0.63–1.01)

1.10 (0.90–1.31)

1.18 (0.93–1.47)

1.69 (1.29–2.56)

< 0.001

0.85 (0.67–1.01)

1.00 (0.86–1.26)

1.22 (1.04–1.41)

1.93 (1.48–2.61)

< 0.001

 NT-proBNP, ng/L; median (IQR)

2247 (550–8253)

1125 (242–3930)

2582 (630–8414)

1701 (251–7390)

6949 (2342–27,361)

< 0.001

1666 (371–5434)

1611 (425–5558)

2475 (678–7162)

8811 (2485–30,442)

< 0.001

 hs-TnT, ng/L; median (IQR)

2275 (379–5985)

2571 (531–6643)

2439 (441–4933)

1635 (310–6820)

1857 (124–8061)

0.92

1187 (327–5336)

2862 (573–9346)

2601 (603–7689)

1597 (136–5616)

0.39

 CRP, mg/L; median (IQR)

13 (4–48)

7 (4–45)

18 (5–73)

7 (3–46)

25 (9–61)

0.13

8 (4–40)

6 (3–37)

19 (5–46)

27 (9–101)

0.02

 Leukocytes (10E9); mean (SD)

13.6 (5.2)

14.2 (6.1)

14.4 (4.7)

13.4 (4.5)

12.7 (5.4)

0.48

11.2 (4.2)

14.9 (5.1)

14.1 (4.6)

13.3 (6.0)

0.02

 Hemoglobin, (g/dL); mean (SD)

13.0 (2.4)

13.2 (1.9)

13.2 (2.6)

13.6 (2.0)

11.9 (2.5)

0.008

12.9 (2.3)

13.5 (1.9)

13.3 (2.5)

11.8 (2.5)

0.008

 Alanine aminotransferase, (IU/L); median (IQR)

42 (20–87)

29 (17–63)

43 (21–101)

42 (19–81)

54 (20–164)

0.18

24 (14–63)

46 (25–77)

43 (20–85)

83 (17–260)

0.04

 Alkaline phosphatase, (IU/L); median (IQR)

61 (49–81)

55 (42–71)

64 (53–87)

62 (49–78)

65 (20–112)

0.048

53 (40–74)

62 (49–81)

70 (59–91)

64 (53–85)

0.02

 Lactate, mmol/L; median (IQR)

2.6 (1.6–5.2)

1.6 (1.0–2.7)

2.5 (2.0–4.6)

2.7 (1.7–5.9)

3.9 (2.6–8.4)

< 0.001

1.8 (1.1–2.5)

2.6 (1.5–3.9)

2.6 (2.1–6.0)

5.2 (2.7–8.6)

< 0.001

 P-PENK, pmol/mL; median (IQR)

99 (71–150)

54 (42–63)

81 (75–88)

120 (108–136)

211 (180–271)

< 0.001

68 (55–85)

102 (68–133)

103 (80–139)

211 (136–261)

< 0.001

 P-NGAL, ng/mL; median (IQR)

138 (84–214)

78 (55–113)

132 (81–169)

146 (99–182)

287 (139–452)

< 0.001

61 (51–72)

118 (97–126)

164 (150–176)

323 (259–462)

< 0.001

 AKI by 48 h

47 (31%)

5 (13%)

12 (31%)

17 (45%)

12 (30%)

0.03

4 (11%)

13 (35%)

13 (35%)

16 (44%)

0.02

90-day mortality; N = (%)

58 (38%)

7 (18%)

13 (35%)

15 (41%)

22 (58%)

0.005

7 (19%)

13 (35%)

17 (49%)

21 (58%)

0.005

  1. Results shown as n (%) for categorical and mean (SD) or median (IQR) for continuous variables
  2. ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ACS acute coronary syndrome, AKI acute kidney injury, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, BMI body mass index, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, CRP C-reactive protein, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, hs-TnT high-sensitivity troponin T, IQR interquartile range, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, NGAL neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-b-type natriuretic peptide, PENK proenkephalin, SD standard deviation