The incidence of vimentin-positive tubules was comparable between AKI (84.6%) and non-AKI (58.3%) groups, but vimentin-positive tubular area per interstitial area was significantly increased in the AKI group (19.8%) compared with the non-AKI group (6.8%) (p = 0.011). The gene discussed is VIM; the disease is acute kidney injury.