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.

NumberIncidence of CIN % value

Age 0.023
 ≥55 years old1937.8
 <55 years old4271.4
Sex 0.719
 Male3693.0
 Female 2514.0
History of diabetes 0.011
 Yes 3622.2
 No 5842.2
Admission systolic blood pressure0.329
 ≥90 mmHg6013.3
 <90 mmHg195.2
Admission serum creatinine level0.495
 ≥1.5 mg/dL517.8
 <1.5 mg/dL5693.0
Dose of intravenous contrast0.071
 ≥150 mL466.5
 <150 mL5743.1

CIN: contrast-induced nephropathy.