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Table 4 Clinical characteristics for all cycles of chemotherapy with and without subsequent nephrotoxicity

From: Lower blood pressure and risk of cisplatin nephrotoxicity: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

Nephrotoxicity (+)

Nephrotoxicity (−)

P value

(n = 71)

(n = 371)

BMI (kg/m2)

20.0 ± 3.3

20.6 ± 3.1

0.12

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

112.0 ± 14.7

118.5 ± 15.1

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

68.3 ± 9.7

71.6 ± 11.1

0.01

Antihypertensive medication

20 (28.2)

80 (21.6)

0.22

 Calcium channel blockers

13 (18.3)

58 (15.7)

0.60

 RAS inhibitors

14 (19.7)

43 (11.6)

0.08

 Others

7 (9.9)

18 (4.9)

0.10

Combination of anticancer drugs

54 (76.1)

299 (80.6)

0.42

Cisplatin dose (mg/m2)

71.4 ± 10.5

68.2 ± 13.3

0.03

Cumulative cisplatin dose (mg/m2)

135 ± 83

152 ± 101

0.13

Amount of hydration (mL/day)

3,441 ± 343

3,391 ± 532

0.31

Diuretics

66 (93.0)

345 (93.2)

0.93

Non-solid food

38 (53.5)

141 (38.0)

0.02

Decreased food intake (≤50%)

12 (16.9)

62 (16.7)

0.97

Laboratory data

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.70 ± 0.20

0.74 ± 0.21

0.12

 CRP (mg/dL)

1.04 ± 1.65

0.66 ± 1.45

0.08

 Albumin (g/dL)

3.83 ± 0.46

3.87 ± 0.45

0.43

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.1 ± 1.6

11.9 ± 1.8

0.37

  1. Data are shown as number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation. BMI body mass index, RAS renin-angiotensin system, CRP C-reactive protein