Research Article

Prognostic Value of Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio for Septic Shock: An Analysis of the MIMIC-III Clinical Database

Table 1

Characteristics of the study patients according to BCR.

VariablesBCR
<14.4≥14.4, <20.0≥20.0, <27.3≥27.3

Total
Gender, (%)0.016
 Male1336 (53.8)364 (58.8)302 (53.6)358 (52.9)312 (49.9)
 Female1148 (46.2)255 (41.2)261 (46.4)319 (47.1)313 (50.1)
Ethnicity, (%)
 White1857 (74.8)388 (62.7)445 (79.0)525 (77.5)499 (79.8)<0.001
 Black262 (10.5)130 (21.0)39 (6.93)50 (7.39)43 (6.88)
 Other365 (14.7)101 (16.3)79 (14.0)102 (15.1)83 (13.3)
Insurance, (%)
 Government47 (1.9)21 (3.39)11 (1.95)8 (1.18)7 (1.12)
 Medicaid192 (7.7)68 (11.0)35 (6.22)43 (6.35)46 (7.36)
 Medicare1617 (65.1)343 (55.4)350 (62.2)474 (70.0)450 (72.0)<0.001
 Private618 (24.9)184 (29.7)165 (29.3)148 (21.9)121 (19.4)
 Self-pay10 (0.4)3 (0.48)2 (0.36)4 (0.59)1 (0.16)
Marital status, (%)
 Married1774 (71.4)400 (64.6)405 (71.9)515 (76.1)454 (72.6)<0.001
 Unmarried690 (27.8)216 (34.9)151 (26.8)154 (22.7)169 (27.0)
 Other20 (0.80)3 (0.48)7 (1.24)8 (1.18)2 (0.32)
RRT, (%)<0.001
 Yes2253 (90.7)456 (73.7)527 (93.6)663 (97.9)607 (97.1)
 No231 (9.3)163 (26.3)36 (6.39)14 (2.07)18 (2.88)
Mech. vent, (%)0.108
 Yes1065 (42.9)283 (45.7)241 (42.8)297 (43.9)244 (39.0)
 No1419 (57.1)336 (54.3)322 (57.2)380 (56.1)381 (61.0)
Chronic pulmonary, (%)0.799
 Yes1889 (76.0)472 (76.3)434 (77.1)506 (74.7)477 (76.3)
 No595 (24.0)147 (23.7)129 (22.9)171 (25.3)148 (23.7)
Cardiac arrhythmias, (%)0.961
 Yes1418 (58.1)355 (57.4)323 (57.4)389 (57.5)351 (56.2)
 No1066 (42.9)264 (42.6)240 (42.6)288 (42.5)274 (43.8)
Coagulopathy, (%)0.924
 Yes1710 (69.8)425 (68.7)394 (70.0)462 (68.2)429 (68.6)
 No774 (31.2)194 (31.3)169 (30.0)215 (31.8)196 (31.4)
CHF, (%)0.731
 Yes1533 (61.7)373 (60.3)344 (61.1)421 (62.2)395 (63.2)
 No951 (38.3)246 (39.7)219 (38.9)256 (37.8)230 (36.8)
Diabetes, (%)0.174
 Yes1883 (75.8)474 (76.6)440 (78.2)514 (75.9)455 (72.8)
 No601 (24.2)145 (23.4)123 (21.8)163 (24.1)170 (27.2)
Fluid electrolyte, (%)0.498
 Yes1034 (41.6)258 (41.7)243 (43.2)266 (39.3)267 (42.7)
 No1450 (58.4)361 (58.3)320 (56.8)411 (60.7)358 (57.3)
Hypertension, (%)0.526
 Yes1171 (47.1)294 (47.5)279 (49.6)314 (46.4)284 (45.4)
 No1313 (52.9)325 (52.5)284 (50.4)363 (53.6)341 (54.6)
Liver disease, (%)0.628
 Yes1942 (79.2)477 (77.1)446 (79.2)537 (79.3)482 (77.1)
 No542 (21.8)142 (22.9)117 (20.8)140 (20.7)143 (22.9)
Renal failure, (%)0.562
 Yes1868 (75.2)465 (75.1)416 (73.9)522 (77.1)465 (74.4)
 No616 (24.8)154 (24.9)147 (26.1)155 (22.9)160 (25.6)
Age (year)67.7 (15.8)60.7 (15.7)68.2 (15.1)70.5 (15.2)71.0 (14.9)<0.001
PT (second)18.7 (12.1)19.6 (13.2)18.6 (10.6)18.3 (12.2)18.5 (12.3)0.184
PTT (second)38.0 (21.2)40.0 (22.6)37.9 (20.6)37.2 (21.0)36.9 (20.4)0.039
INR1.88 (2.12)2.05 (3.14)1.84 (1.39)1.81 (1.76)1.82 (1.73)0.123
RDW16.0 (2.43)16.1 (2.45)15.6 (2.24)15.8 (2.37)16.6 (2.55)<0.001
SpO2 (%)96.4 (4.18)96.1 (4.94)96.3 (3.97)96.5 (3.48)96.6 (4.24)0.253
Temperature (°C)36.8 (0.83)36.9 (0.85)36.8 (0.86)36.8 (0.80)36.7 (0.80)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)28.5 (8.21)29.2 (8.34)29.5 (8.45)28.2 (8.16)27.3 (7.75)<0.001
WBC (109/L)14.0 (10.3)13.7 (9.35)13.6 (9.85)14.2 (11.6)14.3 (9.95)0.611
SOFA7.82 (3.92)8.52 (3.98)7.77 (3.94)7.61 (3.97)7.42 (3.70)<0.001
Glucose (mg/dL)144.5 (52.9)141 (51.6)145 (57.4)147 (54.5)145 (47.8)0.251
Heart rate (beats/minute)92.5 (17.9)93.5 (18.2)92.3 (18.1)92.5 (17.4)91.6 (17.9)0.315
MBP (mmHg)70.98 (9.18)71.7 (10.0)70.9 (8.54)71.0 (8.74)70.3 (9.26)0.077
Respiratory rate (beats/minute)21.4 (4.72)21.3 (4.83)21.5 (4.35)21.7 (4.85)21.3 (4.78)0.292
Albumin (g/dL)2.82 (0.68)2.90 (0.70)2.85 (0.66)2.85 (0.66)2.69 (0.67)<0.001
Bilirubin (mg/dL)1.98 (4.12)2.02 (3.81)1.73 (3.46)1.82 (3.96)2.34 (5.02)0.048
Bicarbonate (mg/dL)22.3 (5.69)22.1 (5.61)21.4 (5.25)21.9 (5.39)23.7 (6.22)<0.001
Calcium (mmol/L)8.10 (1.09)8.03 (1.16)8.03 (1.05)8.17 (1.06)8.18 (1.10)0.010
Potassium (mmol/L)4.41 (1.00)4.31 (1.06)4.37 (0.94)4.43 (0.96)4.52 (1.02)0.002
Sodium (mmol/L)137.57 (6.89)137 (5.50)137 (6.14)137 (6.75)139 (8.61)<0.001
Hematocrit (%)33.75 (6.45)34.3 (6.39)34.3 (6.26)33.7 (6.37)32.7 (6.65)<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)11.11 (2.18)11.2 (2.23)11.3 (2.11)11.2 (2.14)10.7 (2.22)<0.001
Platelet (109/L)239 (153)223 (138)246 (146)245 (162)243 (161)0.022
Lactate (mmol/L)3.12 (2.38)3.48 (2.97)3.29 (2.43)3.07 (2.14)2.69 (1.79)<0.001
Anion gap (mmol/L)17.32 (5.08)18.4 (5.49)17.6 (5.09)17.3 (4.81)16.0 (4.62)<0.001
Lymphocytes (%)10.6 (11.9)10.5 (10.6)11.0 (12.3)10.7 (12.9)10.3 (11.7)0.780
Neutrophils (%)76.9 (18.2)76.7 (17.3)76.0 (18.0)76.9 (19.1)77.7 (18.2)0.456
Hours of vasopressor67.5 (96.2)72.1 (103)65.3 (100)62.5 (90.4)70.5 (91.4)0.250
ICU LOS (day)7.76 (9.71)7.61 (9.44)7.91 (10.14)7.20 (8.49)8.40 (10.72)0.154
Hospital LOS (day)7.75 (9.70)7.58 (9.44)7.90 (10.14)7.18 (8.49)8.39 (10.73)0.148
28-day mortality, (%)936 (37.7)215 (34.7)183 (32.5)237 (35.0)301 (48.2)<0.001
90-day mortality, (%)1757 (70.7)424 (68.5)389 (69.1)465 (68.7)479 (76.6)0.003
365-day mortality, (%)1983 (79.8)485 (78.4)440 (78.2)524 (77.4)534 (85.4)0.001

BCR: blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio; RRT: renal replacement therapy; CHF: congestive heart failure; PT: prothrombin time; PTT: partial thrombin time; RDW: red blood cell distribution width; INR: international normal ratio; BMI: body mass index; WBC: white blood cell count; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score; MBP: mean blood pressure; ICU: intensive care unit; LOS: length of stay.