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

Table 3

Comparison of the mean values for laboratory investigations between deceased and survivors at the CIMAK hemodialysis centre in North-Kivu province in the DRC.

Variable	Total (N = 131)	Dead (n = 33)	Survivors (n = 98)	value
Creatinine (mg/dL)	8.65 ± 3.88	10.33 ± 3.79	8.08 ± 3.76	0.0036
Urea (mg/dL)	273.11 ± 95.78	318.68 ± 91.43	257.77 ± 92.69	0.0014
Potassium (mEq/L)	5.60 ± 1.42	6.85 ± 1.07	5.18 ± 1.28	<0.0001
White blood cells (elements/mm^3)	9669.62 ± 5994.30	13168.79 ± 7371.62	8491.33 ± 7495.71	<0.0001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	10.15 ± 2.34	8.09 ± 1.72	10.85 ± 2.10	<0.0001
Sodium (mEq/L)	132.12 ± 7.60	127.60 ± 5.98	133.64 ± 7.51	<0.0001
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	21.54 ± 14.36	14.82 ± 6.08	23.81 ± 15.61	0.0016
C-reactive protein (g/L)	27.67 ± 25.37	32.42 ± 22.38	26.07 ± 24.24	0.2147
Blood glucose (mg/dL)	139.08 ± 76.18	141.95 ± 90.76	138.11 ± 71.11	0.8033

Student’s t-test.