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. 2020 Nov 4;2(1):26–32. doi: 10.34067/KID.0003552020

Table 3.

Kidney biomarkers and major adverse kidney events at discharge

Kidney Biomarker Major Adverse Kidney Events at Discharge (n=49) No Major Adverse Kidney Events at Discharge (n=57) P Value
Serum NGAL (ng/ml)
 Time 1 485 (340–1190) 175 (117–235) <0.001
 Time 2 452 (277–952) (n=23) 163 (120–439) (n=13) 0.01
Urinary NGAL/Ucr (ng/mg Cr)
 Time 1 1037 (283–6085) (n=42) 38 (10–103) <0.001
 Time 2 553 (82–2488) (n=20) 109 (49–1534) (n=13) 0.32
Serum cystatin C (ng/ml)
 Time 1 2283 (1153–3038) 716 (579–923) <0.001
 Time 2 1565 (1117–2464) (n=23) 974 (679–1424) (n=13) 0.006
Urinary cystatin C/Ucr (ng/mg Cr)
 Time 1 611 (122–1601) (n=42) 56 (14–620) <0.001
 Time 2 593 (41–1616) (n=20) 200 (92–726) (n=13) 0.43
Urinary KIM-1/Ucr (ng/mg Cr)
 Time 1 5.6 (3.0–13.4) (n=42) 2.4 (1.2–6.1) <0.001
 Time 2 5.2 (3.0–7.9) (n=20) 4.1 (2.2–7.5) (n=13) 0.65

NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; Ucr, urinary creatinine; Cr, creatinine; KIM-1, kidney injury molecule-1.