When patients with pre-existing CKD were excluded, median [IQR] urine CK-18 M30 level in AKI patients (n = 40) was 61.5 [29.7–102.2] U/L and in non-AKI patients (n = 88) 59.6 [37.3–111.2] U/L, p = 0.884. Here, KRT18 is linked to chronic kidney disease.