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Table 4 Baseline patient characteristics classified by admission creatinine clearance

From: Laboratory prediction of the requirement for renal replacement in acute falciparum malaria

Variable

All patients n = 163

CrCl > 60 ml/min n = 79

CrCl < 60 ml/min n = 84

P

Age (years)

35 (23 - 45)

30 (23 - 40)

37 (23 - 50)

0.02

Male sex

136/163 (80%)

66/79 (84%)

64/84 (76%)

0.33^

Parasite count % (peripheral)

2.7 (0.9 - 9.5)

1.9 (0.7 -4.9)

3.6 (1.1 - 11.3)

0.003

Glasgow Coma Score

8 (7 - 9)

8 (6 - 10)

9 (5 - 11)

0.8

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

80 (73 - 90)

81 (73 - 93)

80 (70 - 87)

0.2

Heart rate (beats per minute)

113 (102 - 131)

112 (94 - 131)

114 (103 - 134)

0.54

Respiratory rate (breaths per minute)

30 (26 - 36)

30 (25 - 36)

30 (26 - 36)

0.53

Oxygen saturation (%)

96 (94- 97)

96 (94 - 98)

96 (93 - 97)

0.61

Glucose (mmol/L)

6.8 (5.3 - 10.1)

7.2 (5.7 - 7.2)

6.3 (4.9 - 9)

0.09

Sodium (mmol/L)

133 (128 - 137)

132 (128 - 137)

133(129 - 139)

0.28

Potassium (mmol/L)

4.3 (3.8 - 4.8)

4.2 (3.7 - 4.6)

4.5 (3.8 - 4.9)

0.03

Bicarbonate (mmol/L)

16.9 (15 - 17.5)

19.3 (16 - 21.3)

14 (12 - 17.1)

0.0001

Base excess

-8 (-12 - -3)

-5 (-8 - -2)

-11 (-16 - -7)

0.0001

Lactate

4.7 (3.3-7.2)

4.3 (3.1 -5.5)

5.6 (3.7 -10.1)

0.002

Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

14.7 (9 -26)

9.2 (6.4 - 12.1)

24.9 (18 - 34.3)

0.0001

Plasma creatinine (μmol/L)

122 (79.6 - 202)

79.2 (61.6 - 97.2)

202 (142 - 316)

0.0001

Haematocrit (%)

29 (23 - 35)

32 (26 - 36)

29 (23 - 35)

0.06

Urinary sodium (mmol/L)

44 (30 - 66)

48 (30 - 79)

40 (30 - 63)

0.35

FeNa

0.71 (0.28 - 1.37)

0.39 (0.2 - 0.84)

1.05 (0.52 - 2.11)

0.0001

RFI

0.95 (0.4 - 1.8)

0.5 (0.2 - 1.1)

1.3 (0.7 - 2.8)

0.0001

UOsm (mosm/L)

498 (391 - 674)

614 (503 - 725)

412 (357 - 518)

0.0001

FeUN

46 (29 - 65)

51 (38 - 66)

37 (24 - 64.5)

0.001

UPCR

53 (29.9 - 85.1)

80.5(60.3 - 115.8)

32.6 (19 - 46.9)

0.0001

Urea:creatine ratio

29.4 (21.8 - 37.8)

28.7 (20 - 38.4)

29.4 (22.4 - 37)

0.86

Plasma bilirubin (total) (μmol/L)

72 (35.9 - 160)

61.1 (29.9 - 111.3)

94.7(43.3 - 204.9)

0.01

Plasma bilirubin (direct) (μmol/L)

28.6 (12 - 77)

18.6 (10.4 - 42.8)

44 (18.8 - 113.3)

0.0001

NGAL

322 (226 - 586)

232 (171 - 333)

468 (304 - 733)

0.0001

  1. All numbers, except male sex, are medians (interquartile range)
  2. All P values comparing the populations with CrCl > 60 ml/min and CrCl < 60 ml/min are determined using Kruskal-Wallis, except ^ Fisher's exact.
  3. CrCl: creatinine clearance, FeNa: Fractional Excretion of sodium, RFI: Renal Failure Index, UOsm: Urinary osmolality. FeUN: Fractional excretion of urea nitrogen, UPCR: urine:plasma creatinine ratio, UCR: plasma urea:creatinine ratio (n.b. non SI units), NGAL: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalcin.