Research Article
Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin: A New Marker of Renal Function in C-Related End Stage Liver Disease
Table 2
Comparison of the renal function parameters in both groups.
| | Group I | Group II | | | GFR < 60 mL/m | GFR ≥ 60 mL/m | | | | | M ± SD | M ± SD |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 101.94 ± 47.57 | 78.23 ± 53.15 | 0.03 | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.98 ± 1.04 | 1.38 ± 0.88 | 0.003 | Serum sodium (mmol/L) | 127.46 ± 4.56 | 124.92 ± 16.50 | 0.376 | Serum potassium (mmol/L) | 4.31 ± 0.75 | 6.11 ± 14.99 | 0.482 | Right kidney resistive index | 0.68 ± 0.06 | 0.66 ± 0.05 | 0.096 | Left kidney resistive index | 0.66 ± 0.04 | 0.66 ± 0.05 | 0.677 | pNGAL (ng/mL) | 5.79 ± 2.06 | 7.25 ± 3.30 | 0.019 | uNGAL (ng/mL) | 6.00 ± 0.78 | 6.03 ± 0.96 | 0.866 |
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