Prevalence and Factors Associated with Acute Kidney Injury among Malaria Patients in Dar es Salaam: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Factors associated with AKI in malaria patients at 48 hours and at day 7.

Parameter	Variable	AKI at 48h	P value	AKI at 7days	P value
Age group (yrs)	18 – 25	8 (29.8%)	0.883	5 (26.3%)	0.514
	26 – 45	7 (25.9%)		4 (21.1%
	46 – 65	9 (33.3%)		7 (36.8%)
	> 65	3 (11.1%)		3 (15.8%)
Sex	Male	24 (88.9%)	0.003	18 (94.7%)	0.003
	Female	3 (11.1)		1 (5.3%)
Comorbids	None	18 (66.7%)	0.745	12 (63.2%)	0.669
	Hypertension	4 (14.8%)		3 (15.8%)
	Diabetes	1 (3.7%)		1 (5.3%)
	Others	3 (11.1%)		1 (5.3%)
Parasitemia (%)	<0.5%	1 (3.7%)	0.004	1 (5.3%)	0.046
	0.5-1.0%	7 (25.9%)		5 (26.3%)
	1.1-5%	11 (40.7%)		7 (36.8%)
	5.1-10%	1 (3.7%)		1 (5.3%)
	>10%	7 (25.9%)		5 (26.3%)
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	<7.5	4 (14.8%)	0.010	2 (10.5%)	0.017
	7.7-9	3 (11.1%)		3 (15.8%)
	9.1-11	3 (11.1%)		2 (10.5%)
	>11	17 (63.0%)		12 (63.2%)
Platelets 10^3/mm^3	<25	7 (25.9%)	<0.001	7 (36.8%)	<0.001
	25-50	6 (22.2%)		4 (21.1%)
	51-100	10 (37.0%)		4 (21.1%)
	101-150	2 (7.4%)		2 (10.5%)
	>150	2 (7.4%)		2 (10.5%)
Urine protein	None	3 (11.1%)	0.001	2 (10.5%)	<0.001
	Trace	2 (7.4%)		2 (10.5%)
	1 – 2 +	15 (55.6%)		8 (42.1%)
	3 +	7 (25.9%)		7 (36.8%)
CRP (mg/L)	<4	1 (3.7%)	0.126	1 (5.3%)	0.223
	4-10	2 (7.4%)		1 (5.3%)
	11-50	3 (11.1%)		2 (10.5%)
	>50	21 (77.8%)		15 (78.9%)