Table 3

- Clinical data characteristics of acute stroke patients developing contrast-induced nephropathy following CT angiography brain.

Clinical dataTotalCINP-value
YesNo
No (%)No (%)No (%)
Diagnosis
ICH19 (10.4)4 (21.1)15 (78.9).150
Ischemic stroke134 (73.6)10 (7.5)124 (92.5)
Mimics9 (4.9)0 (0.0)9 (100.0)
TIA20 (11.0)1 (5.0)19 (95.0)
Fever 1st 48 hours
Yes5 (2.9)0 (0.0)5 (100.0).487
No170 (97.1)15 (8.8)155 (91.2)
Abnormal serum creatinine baseline
Yes21 (11.6)5 (23.8)16 (76.2).006*
No160 (88.4)10 (6.3)150 (93.8)
Seizures
Yes15 (8.2)2 (13.3)13 (86.7).454
No167 (91.8)13 (7.8)154 (92.2)
Length of hospital stay
1-6 days71 (39.0)4 (26.7)67 (40.1).655
7-14 days54 (29.7)6 (40.0)48 (28.7)
15-30 days27 (14.8)3 (20.0)24 (14.4)
>30 days30 (16.5)2 (13.3)28 (16.8)
At hospital death
Yes29 (15.9)8 (53.3)21 (12.6).001*
No146 (80.2)7 (46.7)139 (83.2)
Unknown7 (3.8)0 (0.0)7 (4.2)
Other factors Mean±SD p-value #
NIHSS score in ER10.3±7.017.0±6.49.7±6.7.001*
ECHO – Ejection fraction55.3±10.751.6±15.055.5±10.3.322
Hemoglobin13.9±9.611.8±2.414.1±9.9.360
Highest WBCs count 1st 48 hours9.9±4.611.1±4.99.8±4.5.279
HbA1c7.1±2.16.7±2.17.2±2.1.620
Highest glucose level220.1±152.3305.3±155.7214.7±151.1.049*
LDL102.5±49.7111.4±54.1101.9±49.7.652
  • P- Exact probability test,

  • # - independent t-test

  • * p<0.05 (significant),

  • ICH - intracerebral hemorrhage, TIA - transient ischemic attack, NIHSS - National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, WBC - White Blood Cells, LDL - low-density lipoprotein