Research Article
Intravenous Contrast Medium Administration for Computed Tomography Scan in Emergency: A Possible Cause of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
Table 3
The risk factors of development of contrast-induced nephropathy in univariate analysis.
| | Number | Incidence of CIN % | value |
| Age | | | 0.023 | ≥55 years old | 193 | 7.8 | | <55 years old | 427 | 1.4 | | Sex | | | 0.719 | Male | 369 | 3.0 | | Female | 251 | 4.0 | | History of diabetes | | | 0.011 | Yes | 36 | 22.2 | | No | 584 | 2.2 | | Admission systolic blood pressure | | | 0.329 | ≥90 mmHg | 601 | 3.3 | | <90 mmHg | 19 | 5.2 | | Admission serum creatinine level | | | 0.495 | ≥1.5 mg/dL | 51 | 7.8 | | <1.5 mg/dL | 569 | 3.0 | | Dose of intravenous contrast | | | 0.071 | ≥150 mL | 46 | 6.5 | | <150 mL | 574 | 3.1 | |
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CIN: contrast-induced nephropathy.
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