Research Article

Incidence and Risk Factors for Early Acute Kidney Injury in Nonsurgical Patients: A Cohort Study

Table 1

Population characteristics.

VariableTotalEarly acute kidney injury value
(%) or median (IQR)No ()Yes ()

Age (years)65 (49–77)64 (47–77)68 (58–81)0.033
Sex (male)180 (45)151 (44.9)29 (45.3)0.776
Weight (kg)64.4 (54.9–75)64.1 (55–75)66 (54.4–74.1)0.993
Anemia138 (34.5)111 (33.0)27 (42.19)0.158
History of diabetes mellitus91 (22.7)69 (20.5)22 (34.4)0.015
History of AHT194 (48.5)155 (46.1)39 (60.9)0.030
History of cirrhosis10 (2.5)8 (2.4)2 (3.13)0.727
History of heart failure71 (17.7)57 (16.9)14 (21.8)0.346
History of coronary heart disease44 (11)34 (10.1)10 (15.6)0.197
History of rheumatologic disease40 (10)36 (10.7)4 (6.3)0.275
at admission243 (60.7)149 (44.3)19 (29.7)<0.001
 Stage 1 (>90 mL/min/1.73 m2)6 (1.5)6 (1.5)0 (0)
 Stage 2 (60–90 mL/min/1.73 m2)162 (40.5)143 (42.6)19 (29.7)
 Stage 3 (30–59 mL/min/1.73 m2)65 (16.2)46 (13.7)19 (29.7)
 Stage 4 (15–29 mL/min/1.73 m2)6 (1.5)1 (0.3)5 (7.8)
 Stage 5 (<15 mL/min/1.73 m2)4 (1)2 (0.6)2 (13.1)
In-hospital treatment with nephrotoxic drugs376 (94)315 (93.7)61 (95.3)0.630
 Contrast81 (20.2)68 (20.2)13 (20.3)
 NSAIDs44 (11)40 (11.9)4 (6.3)
 Vancomycin17 (4.2)14 (4.2)3 (4.7)
 Proton pump inhibitor314 (78.5)264 (78.6)50 (78.1)
 Quinolones2 (0.5)2 (0.6)0 (0)
 Aminoglycosides1 (0.25)0 (0)1 (1.6)
 Polymyxin B1 (0.25)1 (0.3)0 (0)
 IECA/ARAII168 (42)139 (41.4)29 (45.3)
 Furosemide125(31.2)95 (28.3)30 (46.9)
 Potassium-sparing diuretics32 (8)26 (7.7)6 (9.4)
 Thiazide diuretics12 (3)11 (3.3)1 (1.6)
Prehospital treatment with potentially nephrotoxic drugs239 (59.7)190 (56.5)49 (76.6)0.003
 Statins70 (17.5)61 (18.2)9 (14.6)
 NSAIDs54 (13.5)44 (13.1)10 (15.6)
 Quinolones1 (0.25)1 (0.3)0 (0)
 Aminoglycosides1 (0.25)0 (0)1 (1.6)
 IECA/ARAII172 (43)140 (41.7)32 (50.0)
 Furosemide84 (21)62 (18.5)22 (34.4)
 Potassium-sparing diuretics33 (8.25)28 (8.3)5 (7.8)
 Thiazide diuretics33 (8.25)25 (7.4)8 (12.5)
Primary diagnosis on admission<0.001
 Bacterial infection172 (43)149 (44.4)23 (35.9)
 Cardiovascular disease75 (18.7)58 (17.3)17 (26.6)
 Chronic pulmonary and pleural disease59 (14.7)53 (15.8)6 (9.4)
 Endocrine disease18 (4.5)12 (3.6)6 (9.4)
 Venous thromboembolism19 (4.7)13 (3.9)6 (9.4)
57 (14.2)51 (15.2)6 (9.4)
Hydrated119 (29.7)104 (30.9)15 (23.4)0.228
159 (39.7)137 (40.8)22 (34.4)0.338
Nephrotic syndrome4 (1)2 (0.6)2 (3.1)0.062
Isolated proteinuria51 (12.7)40 (11.9)11 (17.2)0.246
Days of hospital stay7 (4–11)6 (4–10)8 (5–14)0.009
ICU requirement34 (8.5)25 (7.4)9 (14.1)0.082
Renal replacement therapy4 (1)1 (0.3)3 (4.7)<0.001
Condition on discharge (death)30 (7.5)16 (4.8)14 (21.9)<0.001

using the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation and classified based on NFK-KDOQI guideline.
gastrointestinal disease, rheumatologic disease, glomerular and tubulointerstitial disease, nonneoplastic hematologic disease, solid tumors and hematological malignancies, and viral infections.
as systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) with septic focus.