• ↑ Cr at admission more common in males, older patients, more severe disease (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, P = 0.026)
• AKI, in hospital death, mechanical ventilation more common in patients with baseline ↑ Cr (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, P = 0.012)
• Higher in hospital death rate with proteinuria, hematuria, baseline ↑ Cr, Urea, AKI Stage 2 or 3 (P < 0.001; P = 0.003 for AKI stage 1)
• Renal features may be due to direct viral effect, immune mediated, virus induced cytokines and mediators.