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Table 2 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics

From: Risk factors for adverse reactions from contrast agents for computed tomography

 

Derivation group (n = 20,000)

Validation group (n = 16,472)

Acute adverse reaction, n (%)

409

(2.0)

347

(2.1)

Severe reaction, n (%)

9

(0.1)

14

(0.1)

Male, n (%)

10396

(52.0)

8506

(51.6)

Age, mean (SD), year

58.3

(16.6)

58.3

(16.7)

Contrast agent concentration, mean (SD),%

65.2

(6.4)

65.2

(6.2)

Total contrast agent dose, mean (SD), g

62.5

(10.4)

62.5

(9.1)

Allergic History

    

 For radio contrast, n (%)

464

(2.3)

389

(2.4)

 For antibiotics, n (%)

589

(2.9)

498

(3.0)

 For any drugs, n (%)

1544

(7.7)

1354

(8.2)

Medical history

    

 Atopic dermatitis, n (%)

256

(1.3)

212

(1.3)

 Asthma, n (%)

148

(0.7)

128

(0.8)

 Urticaria, n (%)

1159

(5.8)

859

(5.5)

 Diabetes, n (%)

3929

(19.6)

3209

(19.5)

 Hypertension, n (%)

5712

(28.6)

4749

(28.7)

 Dyslipidemia, n (%)

3242

(16.2)

2730

(16.6)

Laboratory values

    

 BUN*, mean (SD), mg/dl

15.5

(8.4)

15.5

(8.5)

 Cre† , mean (SD), mg/dl

0.9

(0.9)

0.8

(0.8)

 Na, mean (SD), mEq/L

140.0

(3.3)

140.0

(3.3)

 K, mean (SD), mEq/L

4.1

(0.5)

4.1

(0.5)

 Cl, mean (SD), mEq/L

104.9

(3.7)

104.9

(3.7)

 T-bil‡, mean (SD), mg/dl

0.8

(1.0)

0.8

(1.3)

 AST§, mean (SD), IU/L

40.7

(264.6)

39.4

(140.0)

 ALT**, mean (SD), IU/L

35.2

(137.2)

34.5

(109.1)

 LDH††, mean (SD), IU/L

233.2

(475.1)

232.4

(337.7)

 Glu‡‡, mean (SD), mg/dl

120.9

(47.6)

120.5

(48.2)

 HgbA1c§§, mean (SD),%

5.6

(1.2)

5.6

(1.2)

 WBC***, mean (SD), ×103 /μl

7.3

(5.0)

7.3

(4.7)

 Hgb†††, mean (SD), g/dl

12.9

(2.1)

12.9

(2.1)

 Plt‡‡‡, mead (SD), ×103 /μl

235.5

(86.4)

235.5

(84.2)

  1. BUN*: Blood urea nitrogen. Cre†: Creatinine. T-bil‡ Total-bilirubin. AST§: Aspartate aminotransferase. ALT**: Alanine aminotransferase. LDH††: Lactate dehydrogenase. Glu‡‡: Glucose. HgbA1c§§: Hemoglobin A1c. WBC***: White Blood Cell. Hgb†††: Hemoglobin. Plt‡‡‡: Platelet.