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. 2015 Oct 9;9(10):e0004105. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004105

Table 4. Characteristics of the cohort population overall and by grouped titers of anti-leptospira antibody by MAT.

Characteristic Anti-leptospira antibody MAT titers
Total (n = 88) MAT negative (n = 12) MAT = 100–200 (n = 41) MAT≥400 (n = 35)
Age 55.8 ± 15.0 61.7 ± 14.0 56.5 ± 14.1 53.1 ± 16.1
Male (%) 38.2 25.0 31.7 50.0
BMI 23.8 ± 3.3 22.3 ± 2.8 24.4 ± 3.5 23.6 ± 3.1
Waist circumference (cm) 81.6 ± 11.1 78.1 ± 9.6 82.7 ± 11.5 81.5 ± 11.2
Hip circumference (cm) 94.8 ± 7.7 92.7 ± 7.0 96.6 ± 8.1 93.5 ± 7.5
Medical History
    Diabetes Mellitus (%) 20.6 14.3 19.6 24.3
    Hypertension (%) 26.3 14.3 36.4 18.9
    Microalbuminuria (%) 14.4 14.3 15.2 13.5
Laboratory data
    Creatinine (mg/dl) 0.7 ± 0.2 0.7 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.2
    eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m 2 ) 1 105.9 ± 17.4 104.6 ± 20.0 105.0 ± 16.3 107.4 ± 18.0
    Hematocrit (%), mean± SD 41.7 ± 3.9 41.0 ± 4.1 41.2 ± 4.5 42.7 ± 2.7
    RBC (10 6 /±l) 4.7 ± 0.6 4.4 ± 0.5 4.7 ± 0.5 4.8 ± 0.6
    Hemoglobin (g/dl) 14.0 ± 1.6 13.8 ± 1.6 13.7 ± 1.9 14.3 ± 1.1
    BUN (mg/dl) 13.6 ± 4.9 14.0 ± 2.9 14.1 ± 6.3 12.8 ± 3.1
    AST (IU/L) 27.8 ± 10.9 26.5 ± 4.7 28.4 ± 13.2 27.4 ± 9.5
    ALT (IU/L) 25.4 ± 12.8 23.6 ± 7.9 25.4 ± 14.4 26.4 ± 11.9
    HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) 51.2 ± 13.3 49.9 ± 8.9 51.0 ± 12.8 51.8 ± 15.1
    LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) 123.2 ± 28.8 130.3 ± 33.6 119.4 ± 25.9 125.3 ± 30.5
    Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) 200.9 ± 32.2 208.0 ± 32.5 196.6 ± 33.2 203.4 ± 31.2
    Triglyceride (mg/dl) 120.9 ± 107.6 92.6 ± 61.1 114.9 ± 60.9 137.4 ± 152.0
    Uric Acid (mg/dl) 6.3 ± 1.6 5.5 ± 0.8 6.6 ± 1.8 6.2 ± 1.5

Values expressed with a plus/minus sign are the mean ± SD; AST indicates aspartate aminotransferase; ALT indicates alanine aminotransferase;

1The eGFR, estimated GFR, was calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation