Prevalence and Factors Associated with Acute Kidney Injury among Malaria Patients in Dar es Salaam: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent	Mean ± SD
Age
18 -25	31	29.8	38.65±16.1
26 -45	27	26.0
46 -65	38	36.5
>65	8	7.7
Sex
Male	68	65.4
Female	36	34.6
Comorbidities
None	76	73.1
Hypertension	11	10.6
Diabetes	6	5.8
HIV	2	1.9
Others	9	8.7
Parasitemia at admission
<0.5%	12	11.5
0.5-1.0%	28	26.9
1.1-5%	49	47.1
5.1-10%	6	5.8
>10%	9	8.7
Creatinine at admission			144 ± 95.6
Creatinine at day 2			140 ± 169.4
Creatinine at day 7			98 ± 87.5
Creatinine at day 90			80 ± 37
Hemoglobin at admission (g/dl)
<7.5	6	5.8	12.12±2.21
7.7-9	4	3.8
9.1-11	14	13.5
>11	80	76.9
Platelet at admission
<25	8	7.7	96.9±69
25-50	19	18.3
51-100	39	37.5
101-150	24	23.1
>150	14	13.5
Urine for protein
None	17	16.3
Trace	20	19.2
1 – 2+	58	55.8
>3+	9	8.7