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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Association of acetaminophen use with mortality and renal recovery in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury

Variables

Total (n = 6752)

Acetaminophen users (n = 3892)

Non-users (n = 2860)

P-value

Age, year

68.0 (56, 79)

67 (56, 78)

68 (57, 80)

0.005

Sex

Male

3888 (57.6)

2203 (56.6)

1685 (58.9)

0.06

Female

2864 (42.4)

1689 (43.4)

1175 (41.1)

Race

White

4330 (64.1)

2466 (63.4)

1864 (65.2)

0.007

Black

699 (10.4)

381 (9.8)

318 (11.1)

Other

1723 (25.5)

1045 (26.8)

678 (23.7)

Weight, kg

81.1

(68.0, 97.6)

82.0

(68.8, 99.6)

80.0

(66.8, 95.7)

< 0.001

SOFA

3 (2, 5)

3 (2, 5)

3 (2, 5)

< 0.001

Charlson comorbidity index

6 (4, 8)

6 (4, 8)

6 (5, 8)

< 0.001

AKI stage

1

4833 (71.6)

2823 (72.5)

2010 (70.3)

0.09

2

1783 (26.4)

998 (25.6)

785 (27.4)

3

136 (2.0)

71 (1.8)

65 (2.3)

Comorbidities

Diabetes mellitus

2308 (34.2)

1350 (34.7)

958 (33.5)

0.3

Chronic pulmonary disease

2087 (30.9)

1167 (30.0)

920 (32.2)

0.06

Congestive heart failure

2500 (37.0)

1488 (38.2)

1012 (35.4)

0.02

Cerebrovascular disease

767 (11.4)

480 (12.3)

287 (10.0)

0.004

Liver disease

1728 (25.6)

797 (20.5)

931 (32.6)

< 0.001

Renal disease

1916 (28.4)

1069 (27.5)

847 (29.6)

0.06

Cancer

912 (13.5)

454 (11.7)

458 (16.0)

< 0.001

Treatments

Norepinephrine

2633 (39.0)

1547 (39.7)

1086 (38.0)

0.1

IMV

3206 (47.5)

1933 (49.7)

1273 (44.5)

< 0.001

CRRT

240 (3.6)

99 (2.5)

141 (4.9)

< 0.001

Vital signs

Heart rate, beats/minute

90 (77, 105)

90 (77, 105)

90 (77, 104)

0.9

Mean blood pressure, mm Hg

80 (68, 93)

80 (69, 93)

79 (68, 93)

0.2

Respiratory rate, times/minute

20 (16, 24)

20 (16, 24)

19 (16, 24)

0.01

Body temperature, ℃

36.7 (36.3, 37.1)

36.8 (36.4, 37.2)

36.7 (36.3, 37.0)

< 0.001

Laboratory tests

White blood cell, 109/L

11.1 (7.3, 16.4)

11.7 (7.8, 16.8)

10.5 (6.8, 15.7)

< 0.001

Platelet, 109/L

180 (116, 251)

186 (126, 254)

172 (102, 244)

< 0.001

Hemoglobin, g/dL

10.5 (9.0, 12.0)

10.6 (9.1, 12.3)

10.3 (8.8, 11.8)

< 0.001

Lactate, mmol/L

1.4 (0.8, 2.2)

1.4 (0.9, 2.2)

1.4 (0.7, 2.1)

0.002

Baseline creatinine, mg/dL

0.8 (0.6, 1.1)

0.8 (0.6, 1.1)

0.9 (0.6, 1.1)

< 0.001

Outcomes

28-day mortality

1957 (29.0)

970 (24.9)

987 (34.5)

< 0.001

ICU mortality

1252 (18.5)

574 (14.7)

678 (23.7)

< 0.001

In-hospital mortality

1647 (24.4)

811 (20.8)

836 (29.2)

< 0.001

90-day mortality

2491 (36.9)

1271 (32.7)

1220 (42.7)

< 0.001

1-year mortality

3162 (46.8)

1628 (41.8)

1534 (53.6)

< 0.001

Renal recovery

2827 (41.9)

1721 (44.2)

1106 (38.7)

< 0.001

  1. Data are expressed as n (%) for categorical variables and median (interquartile range) for continuous variables, unless otherwise stated
  2. AKI, acute kidney injury; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; IMV, invasive mechanical ventilation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment