Research Article

Frequency of TGF-β and IFN-γ Genotype as Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury and Death in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Table 1

Biochemical and epidemiological data according to the development for acute kidney injury (AKI) ( ) and healthy individuals (Control) ( ).

AKIControl ( )
Yes ( )No ( )

Age (years)67 ± 1765 ± 1860 ± 10 0.67
Gender (male)91 (66%)97 (60%)154 (61%) 0.26
APACHE II score20 ± 7*17 ± 6 <0.05*
MDRD70 ± 51*100 ± 4981 ± 13 <0.05*
Creatinine (mg/dL)1.07 ± 1.20*0.40 ± 0.70*1.00 ± 0.2 <0.05*
Albumin (mg/dL)3.06 ± 0.253.24 ± 0.544.5 ± 0.3 0.22
CRP (mg/dL)7.89 ± 8.617.20 ± 8.470.56 ± 0.69 0.48
Vasoactive drug 24 (17%)*6 (4%) <0.05*
Mechanical ventilation29 (21%)*11 (7%) <0.05*
Sepsis44 (32%)*35 (21%) 0.04*
Coronary arterial disease26 (19%)31 (19%) 0.96
Stroke7 (5%)13 (8%) 0.31
Hypertension 54 (39%)68 (40%)73 (29%) 0.80
Diabetes mellitus25 (18%)31 (19%)32 (13%) 0.83
Chronic kidney disease 1 (0.01%) 3 (0.02%) 0.60
Mortality rate (%) 12 (9%) 7 (4%) 0.12

AKI compared to No AKI-Student’s and chi-square test; ANOVA when appropriate.