Predictors of Mortality in Adults with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis: A Cohort Analysis

Table 2

Causes of acute kidney injury among AKI stage 3 Congolese adults admitted to the CIMAK hemodialysis centre in North-Kivu province in the DRC.

Variable	Total (N = 131)	Dead (n = 33)		Survivors (n = 98)		HR [CI95%]	value
Anemia
No	43	2	4.65%	41	95.35%	Reference
Yes	88	31	35.23%	57	64.77%	8.94 [2.14–37.41]	0.003
Surgery
No	99	27	27.27%	72	72.73%	Reference
Yes	32	6	18.75%	26	81.25%	0.62 [0.26–1.50]	0.291
COVID-19
No	121	28	23.14%	93	76.86%	Reference
Yes	10	5	50.00%	5	50.00%	2.52 [0.97–6.53]	0.058
Diabetes mellitus
No	101	25	24.75%	76	75.25%	Reference
Yes	30	8	26.67%	22	73.33%	1.11 [0.50–2.47]	0.792
Sickle cell disease
No	127	31	24.41%	96	75.59%	Reference
Yes	4	2	50.00%	2	50.00%	2.32 [0.55–9.70]	0.250
Gastroenteritis
No	105	24	22.86%	81	77.14%	Reference
Yes	26	9	34.62%	17	65.38%	1.65 [0.76–3.55]	0.201
Hypertension
No	56	17	30.36%	39	69.64%	Reference
Yes	75	16	21.33%	59	78.67%	0.68 [0.34–1.35]	0.272
Traditional herbal medicine intake
No	74	7	9.46%	67	90.54%	Reference
Yes	57	26	45.61%	31	54.39%	6.12 [2.65–14.15]	0.000
Nephrotoxic drugs
No	53	15	28.30%	38	71.70%	Reference
Yes	78	18	23.08%	60	76.92%	0.78 [0.39–1.55]	0.483
Malaria
No	72	20	27.78%	52	72.22%	Reference
Yes	59	13	22.03%	46	77.97%	0.76 [0.38–1.52]	0.437
Sepsis
No	89	22	24.72%	67	75.28%	Reference
Yes	42	11	26.19%	31	73.81%	1.16 [0.56–2.39]	0.687
HIV infection
No	124	29	23.39%	95	76.61%	Reference
Yes	7	4	57.14%	3	42.86%	3.16 [1.11–9.04]	0.031