| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8811897 | Journal of Pediatric Urology | 2017 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
These findings indicate that obesity may be an important risk factor for hypertension and acute kidney injury among hospitalized children with UTI. Obesity may also be an economically complicating factor for their hospitalizations, which indicates the importance of the prevention for obesity.Table. Hospitalization costs and risks of hypertension and acute kidney injury, using propensity score matching and stabilized inverse probability weighting methodsPS matching analysesStabilized IPW analysesExponentiated coefficients95% CIp-valueExponentiated coefficients95% CIp-valueHospitalization costs1.291.13-1.47<0.0011.261.10-1.440.001Risk ratio95% CIp-valueRisk ratio95% CIp-valueHypertension4.442.95-6.71<0.0015.454.29-6.91<0.001Acute kidney injury1.490.97-2.240.0561.641.18-2.260.003
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Authors
Yusuke Okubo, Atsuhiko Handa,