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. 2012 Aug 10;13:85. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-85

Table 2.

Levels of total protein, albumin, low-molecular weight proteins in total and in the four study groups

    All patients No cART cART/no TFV cART/TFV p-value TFV/NNRTI TFV/PI p-value
PCR (mg/g)
Median (IQR)
82.8 (56.2, 134.6)
73.4 (52.5, 111.8)
84.7 (58.8, 134.2)
82.7 (56.2, 141.9)
0.33
82.9 (60.9, 141.3)
82.6 (50.2, 158.0)
0.88
Log PCR (mg/g)
Mean (SD)
4.53 (0.85)
4.37 (0.66)
4.58 (0.93)
4.52 (0.82)
>0.05
4.53 (0.82)
4.50 (0.83)
0.82
ACR (mg/g)
Median (IQR)
10.3 (5.4, 22.2)
6.8 (4.9, 15.0)
11.5 (5.8, 28.9)
10.0 (5.7, 20.1)
0.10
10.5 (5.7 18.8)
9.6 (5.5, 24.9)
0.26
Log ACR (mg/g)
Mean (SD)
2.46 (1.16)
2.19 (1.07)
2.59 (1.26)
4.52 (0.82)
>0.05
2.36 (1.08)
2.48 (1.01)
0.24
RBPCR (μg/g)
Median (IQR)
66.4 (25.5, 150.4)
61.4 (15.1, 124.6)
60.4 (24.5, 130.4)
75.5 (28.2, 169)
0.24
75.23 (27.2, 138.7)
75.5 (30.6, 241.3)
0.27
Log RBPCR (μg/g)
Mean (SD)
3.92 (1.75)
3.64 (1.94)
3.86 (1.69)
4.13 (1.71)
>0.05
4.02 (1.66)
4.32 (1.78)
0.58
NGALCR (ng/g)
Median (IQR)
17993 (6998, 44823)
19658 (7919, 44728)
20049 (7172, 45319)
14412 (6011, 43756)
0.56
12770 (5491, 47963)
17993 (6998, 42732)
0.44
Log NGALCR (ng/g)
Mean (SD)
9.52 (1.99)
9.39 (2.36)
9.67 (1.82)
9.40 (1.99)
>0.05
9.40 (1.90)
9.40 (2.17)
0.99
CCR (μg/g)
Median (IQR)
2.44 (0.75, 5.39)
2.70 (0.79, 5.23)
2.82 (1.01, 5.51)
1.92 (0.56, 5.10)
0.13
1.92 (0.46, 5.02)
2.04 (0.70, 5.46)
0.44
Log CCR (μg/g) Mean (SD) 0.80 (1.71) 0.64 (1.47) 1.12 (1.82) 0.50 (1.65) 0.02 0.35 (1.66) 0.76 (1.63) 0.29

p value for comparison between study groups.

PCR = protein-creatinine ratio (urine); ACR = albumin-creatinine ratio (urine); RBPCR = retinol-binding protein-creatinine ratio (urine); NGALCR = neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin-creatinine ratio (urine); CCR = cystatin C-creatinine ratio (urine).