Research Article

Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Center Study from Jordan

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Variable% (N)

Age, mean (±SD)54.3 (±SD 20.8)
Gender
 Male58.0% (1,431)
 Female42.0% (1,037)
Comorbidities
 Diabetes mellitus45.9% (1,133)
 Hypertension45.7% (1,127)
 Ischemic heart disease13.3% (327)
 Congestive heart failure6.7% (164)
 Peripheral vascular disease3.5% (87)
 Cerebrovascular accident6.9% (169)
 Cancer10.5% (258)
Drugs
 Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/Angiotensin II receptor blockers35.8% (884)
 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs8.5% (210)
 Contrast15.7% (388)
Severity index
 APACHE II score, mean (±SD)11.5 (±SD 3.95)
Mortality
 At the time of discharge55.2% (482)
 30 days after discharge1.4% (32)