Table 2.
Mean ± SD of NGAL (T0) values in AKI vs.
| T0 NGAL AKI GROUP (n = 49) |
T0 NGAL NO AKI GROUP (n = 616) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis (n = 51) |
542.6 ± 298.7 (11) | 213.7 ± 229.5 (40) | P < 0.001 |
| Local infection (n = 121) |
357 ± 242.8 (4) | 171.1 ± 177 (117) | P < 0.04 |
| Acute decompensated heart failure (n = 108) |
216.2 ± 230 (10) | 129.7 ± 83.2 (98) | P < 0.001 |
| Stroke (n = 38) |
114.5 ± 84.7 (4) | 104.6 ± 76.8 (34) | P = 0.48 |
| Severe dehydration (n = 9) |
511.6 ± 124.5 (3) | 261.8 ± 215.3 (6) | P < 0.001 |
| Liver cirrhosis (n = 11) |
362 ± 390.3 (2) | 247.5 ± 298 (9) | P < 0.01 |
| Decompensated diabetes (n = 10) |
0 | 109 ± 60.2 (10) |
NO AKI group of patients on the basis of diagnosis at discharge.
n = number of patients. AKI, acute kidney injury; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; SD, standard deviation.