Research Article

The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute on Chronic Liver Failure with Tenofovir Treatment

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study population.

VariableUnmatchedMatched
ETV group ()TDF group () valueETV group ()TDF group () value

Age (years)0.2660.631
Male, (%)42 (75.00%)29 (74.36%)0.94430 (76.92%)29 (74.36%)0.792
Ascites, (%)44 (78.57%)31 (79.49%)0.91429 (74.36%)31 (79.49%)0.591
HE, (%)9 (16.07%)5 (12.82%)0.8847 (17.95%)5 (12.82%)0.530
Cirrhosis, (%)39 (69.62%)29 (74.36%)0.78726 (66.67%)29 (74.36%)0.456
TBIL (mmol/L)0.3960.612
ALT (U/L)0.0710.354
AST (U/L)0.0310.200
Albumin (g/L)30.05 (27.85-32.80)30.00 (27.90-34.00)0.93429.80 (27.40-33.30)30.00 (27.90-34.00)0.768
INR0.2490.864
BUN (mmol/L)0.0520.203
sCr (μmol/L)0.4740.633
Cystatin C (mg/L)0.1280.301
GFR (mL/min)0.3920.650
HBsAglog10 (ng/mL)0.5950.243
HBeAg-positive, (%)26 (46.43%)22 (52.79%)0.45419 (48.72%)22 (52.79%)0.496
HBVDNAlog10 (IU/mL)0.5600.903
Na (mmol/L)0.0070.058
WBC (×109/L)0.2470.510
HGB (g/L)119.07 (102.25-136.50)132.67 (119.00-147.00)0.011124.00 (111.00-143.00)132.67 (119.00-147.00)0.147
Platelets (×109/L)0.3030.820
CTP score0.7660.694
MELD score0.1390.928
MELD-Na score0.0470.593
CLIF-SOFA score0.6030.852
Diabetes, (%)8 (14.29%)3 (7.70%)0.5085 (12.82%)3 (7.70%)0.709
Hypertension, (%)7 (12.50%)2 (5.13%)0.3954 (10.26%)2 (5.13%)0.671

HE: hepatic encephalopathy; TBIL: total bilirubin; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate transaminase; INR: international normalized ratio; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; sCr: serum creatinine; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen; HBeAg: hepatitis B e antigen; WBC: white blood cell; HGB: hemoglobin; CTP: Child-Turcotte-Pugh; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease; CLIF-SOFA: chronic liver failure-sequential organ failure assessment.