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. 2015 Dec 2;10(12):e0143367. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143367

Table 4. Analysis of biomarkers associated with AKI (A) in all cases, (B) in leptospirosis cases, and C) in non-leptospirosis cases.

Biomarkers/Clinical Parameters Odds ratio (95%CI) unadjusted P-value Odds ratio(95%CI) adjusted P-value
A. For all patients (n = 206)
uNGAL x 100 ng/mL 2.58(1.68,3.95) <0.001 18.10(2.04,160.52) a 0.009
pNGAL x 100 ng/mL 1.48(1.33,1.64) <0.001 1.59(1.28,1.97) b <0.001
Serum creatinine x 0.1, mg/dL 1.27(1.17,1.39) <0.001
Body temperature, °c 0.67(0.51,0.88) 0.005 0.19(0.06)0.64 a 0.008
WBC x 5000/uL 1.10(1.04,1.16) 0.001
Hgb, g/dL 0.79(0.69,0.92) 0.002
Platelet x 10000/uL 0.88(0.84,0.93) <0.001 0.92(0.84,1.01) a 0.078
0.90(0.83,0.96) b 0.003
TB, mg/dL 1.08(1.01,1.62) 0.024
DB, mg/dL 1.15(1.02,1.29) 0.020
SGOT x 10, u/L 1.05(0.99,1.12) 0.088
SGPT x 10, u/L 1.01(1.00,1.02) 0.204
HCO3 , mEq/L 0.94(0.89,0.99) 0.013 0.90(0.82,0.99) b 0.026
B. For leptospirosis cases (n = 113)
uNGAL x 100 ng/mL 2.58(1.68,3.95) <0.001 14.07(1.45,136.80) a 0.023
pNGAL x 100 ng/mL 1.40(1.25,1.58) <0.001 1.45(1.18,1.78) b <0.001
Serum creatinine x 0.1, mg/dL 1.20(1.11,1.30) <0.001
WBC x 5000/uL 1.12(1.03,1.21) 0.006
Hgb, g/dL 0.81(0.68,0.97) 0.023
Platelet x 10000/uL 0.91(0.86.0.96) 0.001 0.81(0.68,0.96) a 0.013
0.90(0.83,0.97) b 0.008
TB, mg/dL 1.07(1.00,1.16) 0.064
DB, mg/dL 1.16(1.00,1.34) 0.044
SGOT x 10, u/L 1.02(0.96,1.08) 0.575
SGPT x 10, u/L 1.00(0.99,1.02) 0.786
C. For non-leptospirosis cases (n = 93)
uNGAL x 100 ng/mL 2.11(0.99,4.48) 0.051 2.11(0.99,4.48) a 0.051
pNGAL x 100 ng/mL 1.58(1.25,2.02) <0.001 2.43(1.18,4.98) b 0.015
Serum creatinine x 0.1, mg/dL 3.2(1.01,10.2) 0.049
Body temperature, °c 0.19(0.42,1.04) 0.073
DBP 0.98(0.93,1.03) 0.379
Platelet x 10000/uL 0.9(0.83,0.98) 0.012
TB, mg/dL 1.02(0.89,1.22) 0.472
DB, mg/dL 1.02(0.85,1.33) 0.180
SGOT x 10, u/L 1.02(0.99,1.06) 0.112 1.02(0.99,1.03) b 0.157
HCO3-, mEq/L 0.18(0.48,0.81) <0.001

WBC: white blood cell, Hgb: hemoglobin, TB: total bilirubin, DB: direct bilirubin, SGOT: serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, SGPT: serum glutamic, pyruvic transaminase, HCO3 : bicarbonate

a adjusted for uNGAL,

b adjusted for pNGAL.