Research Article
Significance of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Level-to-Serum Creatinine Ratio for Assessing Severity of Inflammation in Patients with Renal Dysfunction
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Diagnostic ability of the NGAL/sCr ratio to identify NLR > 4.5 and cESR > 25 mm/h in patients with renal dysfunction, compared with that of NGAL and hsCRP.
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ROC, receiver operating characteristics; AUC, area under the curve; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; NGAL/sCr ratio, NGAL-to-serum creatinine ratio; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; cESR, corrected erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein. |