Early acute kidney injury after liver transplantation: Predisposing factors and clinical implications

Table 1 Patient demographics

Variables	No AKI (n = 58)	Any grade of AKI (n = 58)	P value
Patient characteristics
Age (yr)	54 (18)	56 (6)	0.197
Female	17 (29%)	16 (28%)	0.837
Weight (kg)	75 (13)	79 (15)	0.163
Aetiology
Alcohol	13	14
Viral hepatitis	20	25
NASH	2	7
Autoimmune	16	7
Hepatocellular carcinoma	10	13
Other	7	6
MELD score	16 (7)	16 (5.75)	0.421
Hypertension	8 (14%)	9 (16%)	0.733
Diabetes mellitus	12 (21%)	20 (34%)	0.074
Pre-operative Haemoglobin (g/L)	114 (20)	107 (26)	0.072
Baseline creatinine	76 (39)	75 (26)	0.932

Values expressed as mean (SD), median (interquartile range) and number (percentage) where appropriate. AKI: Acute kidney injury; NASH: Non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease.