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Table 1 Comparisons of baseline characteristics in all cohorts

From: Role of platelet to albumin ratio for predicting persistent acute kidney injury in patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Covariates

Original cohort

Validation cohort

Low PAR

High PAR

P

Low PAR

High PAR

p

N

3533

1791

-

1489

833

-

Age, years

65.2 (15.9)

65.2 (16.0)

0.992

65.0 (15.5)

64.5 (14.9)

0.516

Gender, male, n (%)

2243 (63.5)

933 (52.1)

< 0.001

842 (56.5)

403 (48.4)

< 0.001

Weight, kg

27.8 (7.9)

28.0 (8.8)

0.688

30.4 (8.4)

28.6 (8.2)

0.318

Ethnicity, n (%)

  

0.167

  

0.579

White

2250 (63.7)

1186(66.2)

 

1182 (79.4)

671 (80.6)

 

Black

481 (13.6)

234 (13.1)

 

170 (11.4)

96 (11.5)

 

Other

802 (22.7)

371 (20.7)

 

25 (16.2)

19 (29.2)

 

Interventions, n (%)

      

MV use

2251 (63.7)

1130(63.1)

0.679

839 (56.3)

497 (59.7)

0.132

RRT use

386 (10.9)

216 (12.1)

0.234

119 (8.0)

81 (9.7)

0.177

Drugs usage, n (%)

      

ACEI/ARB

1028 (29.1)

532 (29.7)

0.669

392 (26.3)

214 (25.7)

0.775

βblockers

2454 (69.5)

1278 (71.4)

0.162

916 (61.5)

506 (60.7)

0.747

CCB

882 (25.0)

431 (24.1)

0.493

324 (21.8)

188 (22.6)

0.690

Diuretic

2730 (77.3)

1368 (76.4)

0.488

1087 (73.0)

594 (71.3)

0.408

Statin

1527 (43.2)

770 (43.0)

0.897

606 (40.7)

340 (40.8)

0.991

Aspirin

1779 (50.4)

940 (52.5)

0.150

695 (46.7)

396 (47.5)

0.721

PPI

2292 (64.9)

1230 (68.7)

0.006

758 (50.9)

429 (51.5)

0.817

Score system, points

      

SOFA

3.9 (1.1)

4.5 (1.6)

< 0.001

6.1 (3.6)

8.1 (3.1)

< 0.001

OASIS

38.4 (9.6)

38.2 (9.5)

0.435

29.8 (10.7)

30.4 (10.6)

0.141

APSIII

68.7 (27.6)

67.7 (26.7)

0.192

65.7 (25.1)

67.1 (25.2)

0.206

Comorbidities, n (%)

      

Hypertension

1173 (33.2)

636 (35.5)

0.099

841 (56.5)

484 (58.1)

0.475

Diabetes

1220 (34.5)

662 (37.0)

0.085

554 (37.2)

343 (41.2)

0.066

CKD

1122 (31.8)

601 (33.6)

0.195

363 (24.4)

194 (23.3)

0.590

Myocardial infarct

670 (19.0)

386 (21.6)

0.028

149 (10.0)

65 (7.8)

0.092

CHF

1269 (35.9)

682 (38.1)

0.130

302 (20.3)

153 (18.4)

0.289

COPD

240 (6.8)

137 (7.6)

0.274

243 (16.3)

146 (17.5)

0.491

Liver disease

948 (26.8)

280 (15.6)

< 0.001

90 (6.0)

22 (2.6)

< 0.001

CCI, points

6.4 (2.8)

6.5 (3.2)

0.486

4.5 (1.8)

4.2 (1.6)

0.080

Vital signs

      

MAP, mmHg

106.8 (30.3)

107.7 (31.1)

0.333

85.6 (25.0)

86.2 (24.0)

0.565

Heart rate, bpm

106.6 (21.8)

111.2 (24.1)

< 0.001

106.5 (29.1)

110.5 (27.2)

0.001

RR, bpm

28.8 (6.8)

29.7 (7.0)

< 0.001

25.6 (9.1)

26.1 (9.3)

0.205

Laboratory results

      

WBC, × 109/L

15.4 (5.7)

18.6 (6.9)

< 0.001

13.8 (5.4)

17.3 (8.3)

< 0.001

HGB, g/dL

9.6 (2.3)

9.4 (2.1)

0.001

10.9 (2.3)

10.5 (2.1)

< 0.001

PLT, × 109/L

164.5 (67.6)

331.0(94.8)

< 0.001

150.0 (64.4)

311.9 (109.6)

< 0.001

HCT, %

34.6 (7.6)

34.5 (6.6)

0.819

33.0 (6.8)

32.3 (6.1)

0.010

Albumin, g/dL

3.9 (0.9)

3.0 (1.0)

< 0.001

3.5 (0.8)

2.9 (0.8)

< 0.001

PAR

4.3 (1.6)

12.0 (5.1)

< 0.001

54.3 (1.7)

11.4 (5.0)

< 0.001

Bilirubin, mmol/L

3.3 (1.9)

2.2 (1.4)

< 0.001

1.7 (0.9)

1.1 (0.7)

< 0.001

Anion gap, mEq/L

18.3 (5.4)

18.7 (5.8)

< 0.001

13.2 (5.9)

13.4 (6.2)

0.393

Bicarbonate, mEq/L

23.6 (4.6)

23.7 (4.7)

0.683

22.8 (5.9)

23.6 (6.4)

0.003

BUN, mg/dL

38.8 (7.5)

39.1 (10.3)

0.742

38.6 (8.1)

38.4 (10.7)

0.002

Glucose, mg/dL

186.9 (77.8)

202.1(95.0)

< 0.001

166.9 (80.0)

183.9 (86.9)

0.004

Lactate, mmol/L

3.5 (1.5)

3.5 (1.8)

0.473

2.9 (0.9)

2.5 (0.8)

< 0.001

Potassium, mmol/L

4.8 (0.9)

4.9 (1.0)

< 0.001

4.2 (0.7)

4.2 (0.7)

0.670

Sodium, mmol/L

139.8 (5.7)

139.6 (5.7)

0.263

137.6 (5.7)

137.4 (5.5)

0.247

Calcium, mg/dL

8.6 (1.7)

8.6 (1.1)

0.290

8.5 (1.1)

8.6 (1.1)

0.123

Chloride, mmol/L

105.8 (7.3)

105.6 (7.4)

0.252

101.4 (7.8)

100.3 (7.7)

0.002

PT, s

19.9 (5.4)

19.0 (6.8)

0.024

18.9 (8.4)

18.1 (7.0)

0.019

APTT, s

50.7 (13.2)

50.0 (14.6)

0.497

38.0 (10.5)

38.0 (10.9)

0.992

INR

1.9 (0.7)

1.8 (0.8)

0.010

1.7 (0.8)

1.6 (0.7)

0.009

AKI stage, n (%)

  

0.002

  

0.085

Stage I

2760 (78.1)

1322 (73.8)

 

1205 (80.9)

649 (77.9)

 

Stage II

410 (11.6)

253 (14.1)

 

97 (6.5)

61 (7.3)

 

Stage III

363 (10.3)

216 (12.1)

 

187 (12.6)

123 (14.8)

 

Clinical outcome

      

pAKI, n (%)

753 (21.3)

787 (43.9)

< 0.001

300 (20.1)

301 (36.1)

< 0.001

  1. PAR, platelet-to-albumin ratio, MV, mechanical ventilation, RRT, renal replacement therapy, ACEI/ARB, Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/Angiotensin receptor blockers, CCB, Calcium calcium blockers, NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, PPI, proton pump inhibitor, SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment, OASIS, oxford acute severity of illness score, APSIII, acute physiology score III, CKD, chronic kidney disease, CHF, congestive heart failure, COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CCI, charlson comorbidity index, AKI, acute kidney injury, MAP, mean arterial pressure, RR, respiratory rate, WBC, white blood cell, HGB, hemoglobin, PLT, platelet, HCT, hematocrit, ALP, alkaline phosphatase, BUN, blood urea nitrogen, PT, prothrombin time, APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time, INR, international normalized ratio, AKI, acute kidney injury, pAKI, persistent AKI.