Research Article
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 |
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