Table 1

Bivariate analysis of patients with severe AKI who died and who survived

VariableTotal patients (n=9309)Survived
(n=6695)
Died
(n=2614)
P Value
Age (years), median (Q1–Q3)61 (43–61)60 (42–75)62 (46–76)<0.001
 Race, n (%)0.033
 American Indian64 (0.7)52 (0.8)12 (0.5)
 Asian186 (2)117 (1.7)69 (2.6)
 Black or African American1801 (19.3)1319 (19.7)482 (18.4)
 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander17 (0.2)13 (0.2)4 (0.2)
 Other race642 (6.9)452 (6.8)190 (7.3)
 White6599 (70.9)4742 (70.8)1857 (71)
Race (white), n (%)6599 (70.9)4742 (70.8)1857 (71)0.86
Sex, n (%)<0.001
 Female2457 (26.4)1867 (27.9)590 (22.6)
 Male6852 (73.6)4828 (72.1)2024 (77.4)
Hypotension, n (%)1182 (12.7)743 (11.1)439 (16.8)<0.001
 SBP (mm Hg), median (Q1–Q3)130 (105–152)132 (108–154)122.5 (99–148)<0.001
 Pulse, median (Q1–Q3)93 (78–112)92 (78–111)95 (78–116)0.001
 ISS, median (Q1–Q3)18 (10–29)17 (9–26)25 (16–34)<0.001
 GCS, median (Q1–Q3)15 (10–15)15 (13–15)14 (3–15)<0.001
 Injury type, n (%)0.036
Blunt8306 (89.2)5945 (88.8)2361 (90.3)
Penetrating1003 (10.8)750 (11.2)253 (9.7)
 Mechanism of injury, n (%)<0.001
 All others37 (0.4)24 (0.4)13 (0.5)
 Bicycle hit by107 (1.1)65 (1)42 (1.6)
 Fall3595 (38.6)2722 (40.7)873 (33.4)
 GSW839 (9)622 (9.3)217 (8.3)
 Machinery85 (0.9)65 (1)20 (0.8)
 Motorcycle823 (8.8)592 (8.8)231 (8.8)
 MVT2538 (27.3)1722 (25.7)816 (31.2)
 Other transport519 (5.6)384 (5.7)135 (5.2)
 Pedestrian hit by603 (6.5)372 (5.6)231 (8.8)
 Stab wound163 (1.8)127 (1.9)36 (1.4)
 Comorbidities, n (%)
 Diabetes mellitus2384 (25.6)1764 (26.3)620 (23.7)0.01
 Hypertension requiring medication4517 (48.5)3346 (50)1171 (44.8)<0.001
 Congestive heart failure908 (9.8)657 (9.8)251 (9.6)0.787
 Current smoker1534 (16.5)1156 (17.3)378 (14.5)0.001
 Use of anticoagulation/bleeding disorder1200 (12.9)797 (11.9)403 (15.4)<0.001
 Functionally dependent health status366 (3.9)271 (4)95 (3.6)0.388
 History of myocardial infarction340 (3.7)267 (4)73 (2.8)0.007
 Obesity872 (9.4)644 (9.6)228 (8.7)0.195
 Respiratory disease647 (7)465 (6.9)182 (7)1
  • AKI, acute kidney injury; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; GSW, Gun shot wound; ISS, Injury Severity Score; MVT, motor vehicle traffic accident; n, number of patients; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SW, stab wound.