Research Article

Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients with Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Associated Risk Factors: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Characteristics of the cases and controls.

VariablesCases ()Controls () value

Demographic data
Median age (years) (range)64 (52-73)58 (45-68)<0.001
, (%)72 (62.6)216 (47.0)0.003
Males, (%)74 (64.3)278 (60.4)0.441
Median height (m) (range)1.67 (1.60-1.73)1.69 (1.60-1.73)0.429
Median weight (kg) (range)63 (56-73)65 (57-74)0.252
BMI ()0.280
Smoking history, (%)48 (41.7)140 (30.4)0.021
Alcohol abuse, (%)46 (40.0)120 (26.1)0.003
Median hospital stay (days) (range)19 (11-29)20 (10-31)0.635
, (%)78 (67.8)292 (63.5)0.384
Median number of concomitant drugs, (range)19 (15-23)16 (12-21)<0.001
Number of concomitant , (%)88 (76.5)269 (58.5)<0.001
Medication
ACEIs, (%)6 (5.2)35 (7.6)0.373
ARBs, (%)29 (25.2)62 (13.5)0.002
NSAIDs, (%)42 (36.5)94 (20.4)<0.001
Diuretics, (%)53 (46.1)60 (13.0)<0.001
Vancomycin, (%)7 (6.1)25 (5.4)0.785
Comorbidities
Diabetes mellitus, (%)35 (30.4)75 (16.3)0.001
Hypertension, (%)54 (47.0)160 (34.8)0.016
Cardiovascular disease, (%)44 (38.3)60 (13.0)<0.001
Anemia, (%)83 (72.2)176 (38.3)<0.001
CKD, (%)27 (23.5)34 (7.4)<0.001
Laboratory measurements
Median baseline SCr (mmol/L) (range)88.10 (60.80-117.10)72.05 (58.75-85.88)<0.001
Median fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) (range)7.71 (5.95-10.38)5.87 (5.04-7.94)<0.001
Median UA (mmol/L) (range)294.3 (197.1-381.4)279.2 (205.6-346.4)0.254
HB (g/L) ()<0.001
RBC count (×1012/L) ()<0.001
Median WBC count (×109/L) (range)9.48 (6.65-14.17)7.26 (4.95-10.36)<0.001
Median neutrophil count (×109/L) (range)7.65 (4.88-12.04)5.19 (3.11-8.36)<0.001
Median lymphocyte count (×109/L) (range)0.87 (0.55-1.35)1.09 (0.68-1.65)0.003
Median monocyte count (×109/L) (range)0.50 (0.34-0.77)0.43 (0.31-0.59)0.002
Median PLT count (×109/L) (range)153 (95-214)190 (132-242)0.001
Median RDW (%) (range)14.1 (12.9-15.9)13.2 (12.3-14.8)0.001
Median baseline eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) (range)80.03 (51.62-100.61)94.54 (77.26-108.56)<0.001
Baseline , (%)40 (34.8)47 (10.2)<0.001
Median NLR (range)8.77 (4.47-17.88)4.74 (2.24-10.23)<0.001
Median PLR (range)165.08 (100.86-285.71)158.89 (109.58-247.40)0.808

BMI: body mass index; ACEIs: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs: angiotensin receptor blockers; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; CKD: chronic kidney disease; SCr: serum creatinine; UA: serum uric acid; HB: hemoglobin; RBC: red blood cell; WBC: white blood cell; RDW: red blood cell distribution width; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; NLR: neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet/lymphocyte ratio.