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World J Crit Care Med. Mar 9, 2026; 15(1): 114318
Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.114318
Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.114318
Table 2 Baseline demographic and Clinical characteristics of intensive care unit patients with septic shock, n (%)
| Without AKI | With AKI | P value | OR | 95%CI for OR | ||
| Male gender | 2523 (49.4) | 3428 (52.3) | 0.002 | 1.124 | 1.045 | 1.210 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| African American | 436 (8.5) | 762 (11.6) | < 0.001 | |||
| Asian | 96 (1.9) | 123 (1.9) | ||||
| Caucasian | 3989 (78.1) | 4891 (74.6) | ||||
| Hispanic | 259 (5.1) | 376 (5.7) | ||||
| Native American | 33 (0.6) | 32 (0.5) | ||||
| Other | 294 (5.8) | 368 (5.6) | ||||
| Hypertension | 473 (9.8) | 619 (9.4) | 0.730 | 1.022 | 0.902 | 1.159 |
| Diabetes | 88 (1.7) | 203 (3.1) | < 0.001 | 1.824 | 1.416 | 2.349 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 512 (10) | 586 (8.9) | 0.048 | 0.882 | 0.778 | 0.999 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 94 (1.8) | 193 (2.9) | < 0.001 | 1.619 | 1.262 | 2.077 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 84 (1.6) | 135 (2.1) | 0.101 | 1.258 | 0.956 | 1.656 |
| Malignancy | 342 (6.7) | 304 (4.6) | < 0.001 | 0.678 | 0.578 | 0.795 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 259 (5.1) | 1154 (17.6) | < 0.001 | 4.002 | 3.479 | 4.605 |
| Cardiomyopathy | 10 (0.2) | 19 (0.3) | 0.311 | 1.483 | 0.689 | 3.191 |
| Heart failure | 460 (9.0) | 679 (10.4) | 0.014 | 1.168 | 1.031 | 1.323 |
| Immunosuppression | 315(6) | 271(4) | 0.0001 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.77 |
| Cirrhosis | 128 (2.6) | 144 (2.2) | 0.245 | 0.867 | 0.681 | 1.103 |
| Corticosteroids | 656 (12.8) | 729 (11.1) | 0.004 | 0.850 | 0.759 | 0.951 |
| Ventilation | 2155 (42.2) | 2997 (45.7) | < 0.001 | 1.155 | 1.073 | 1.244 |
| Diuretics | 712 (13.9) | 1185 (18.1) | < 0.001 | 1.363 | 1.232 | 1.508 |
| Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor | 345 (6.8) | 602 (9.2) | < 0.001 | 1.397 | 1.217 | 1.603 |
| Angiotensin 2 receptor antagonist | 119 (2.3) | 199 (3.0) | 0.020 | 1.313 | 1.043 | 1.653 |
| Vasopressors | 1576 (30.9) | 2975 (45.4) | < 0.001 | 1.864 | 1.726 | 2.013 |
- Citation: Rajendran J, Ang SP, Lorenzo-Capps MJ, Valladares C, Lee E, Bommu VJL, Altarcha G, Pominov S, Gregory B, Chia JE, Iglesias J. Predicting acute kidney injury in septic shock patients using inflammatory indices in the intensive care unit. World J Crit Care Med 2026; 15(1): 114318
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3141/full/v15/i1/114318.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.114318