Table 5 Factors that are associated with poor hospitalization outcomes (death) among children with AKI ^c

Age

 < 5 (8)

1

1

5 to 10 (6)

1.331

0.441, 4.011

0.946

0.247, 3.628

0.935

 > 10 (2)

1.375

0.272, 6.956

1.134

0.177, 7.282

0.894

Sex

Males (7)

0.532

0.190, 1.489

0.314

0.087, 1.127

0.076

Fever

Yes (16)

142,019,747.3

0.000

Vomiting

Yes (4)

1.308

0.400, 4.277

Loose stool

Yes (1)

1.356

0.161,11.430

Temp

 ≥ 38.5 (3)

0.431

0.119, 1.564

Hypoxemia

Yes (2)

1.816

0.375, 8.803

Acidosis^a

 < 15 (4)

6.778

1.820,25.237

9.150

1.671, 50.097

0.011

Respiratory distr

Yes (3)

1.297

0.348, 4.836

Tachypnoea

Yes (13)

3.3

0.911,11.956

Tachycardia

Yes (10)

1.929

0.674, 5.518

LOC

Yes (6)

1.851

0.639,5.366

Convulsions

Yes (10)

1.599

0.559, 4.573

Prostration

Yes (0)

0.000

0.000

Dark color urine

Yes (4)

0.667

0.207, 2.149

Shock

2.067

0.233,18.308

Hypoglycaemia

Yes (0)

0.000

0.000

Jaundice

Yes (2)

2.600

0.518,13.041

WBC (X 10⁹/L)

 > 10 (8)

2.556

0.913, 7.153

Lymphocytes (%)

 > 40 (7)

1.296

0.463, 3.631

Neutrophils (%)

 > 60 (6)

0.552

0.193, 1.579

PCV (%)

 ≤ 15 (20

0.560

0.122, 2.569

Platelets (X 10⁹/L)

 ≤ 150 (10)

0.376

0.131, 1.079

Sodium (mmol/L)

 < 130 (4)

1.495

0.455, 4.912

Potassium (mmol/L)

 ≥ 5.5 (1)

0.733

0.091, 5.917

Urea

 > 20 (13)

1.830

0.502, 6.667

LOH (days)

 ≤ 3 (14)

5.800

1.283,26.218

6.977

1.358, 35.840

0.020

AKI stages (Cr)^b

1 (8)

1

2 (3)

2.821

2.171,26.575

1.836

0.335,10.079

0.484

3 (5)

7.596

2.171,26.575

14.345

3.073, 66.969

0.001