Research Article

The Prognostic Utility of Plasma NGAL Levels in ST Segment Elevation in Myocardial Infarction Patients

Table 4

Angiographic, clinical, and biochemical properties of patients in death and survived groups.

Death, n = 14Survived, n = 54 value

Female sex, n (%)5 (35.7)7 (13)0.06
Age, years73.36 ± 10.5958.44 ± 14.14<0.001
DM, n (%)2 (14.3)10 (18.5)0.53
HT, n (%)9 (64.3)20 (37)0.06
DL, n (%)1 (7.1)7 (%13)0.47
Smoking, n (%)9 (64.3)42 (77.8)0.23
Family history of CAD, n (%)0 (0)9 (16.7)0.12
Admission time (hours)6.35 ± 2.874.15 ± 2.840.01
Admission SBP (mmHg)103.57 ± 27.90117.87 ± 20.270.03
Myocardial infarction localization
Anterior wall MI, n (%)9 (64.3)16 (29.6)0.04
Inferior wall MI, n (%)3 (21.4)30 (55.6)
Posterolateral wall MI, n (%)2 (14.3)8 (14.8)
Primer PCI, n (%)8 (57.1)32 (59.3)0.56
Fibrinolytic administration, n (%)8 (40.7)22 (57.1)0.21
NGAL (ng/ml)357 (71–694)120 (9–513)<0.001
Troponin I (ng/ml)7.39 (0.30–25.00)1.05 (0.1–25.00)0.15
CKMB (ng/ml)20.49 (3.05–300.00)12.33 (1.63–380.00)0.21
CRP (mg/dl)0.71 (0,05–7.06)0.52 (0.09–9.59)0.83
Creatinine (mg/dl)1.01 ± 0.210.85 ± 0.170.007
GFR (ml/min)78.35 ± 22.53107.46 ± 19.58<0.001
LDL (mg/dl)119.25 ± 28.11125.67 ± 36.320.54
HDL (mg/dl)38.92 ± 10.3036.06 ± 8.700.29
Haemoglobin (mg/dl)13.70 ± 2.3415.08 ± 2.190.06
Leukocytes (K/uL)13.06 ± 4.5712.09 ± 4.450.49
Platelets (K/uL)262 (80–428)239 (72–485)0.66
Neutrophils (K/uL)10.15 ± 4.208.73 ± 4.030.27
Lymphocytes (K/uL)1.97 ± 0.822.26 ± 1.480.50
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio5.08 (2.04–10.74)4.44 (0.56–19.90)0.38

Significant p values are in bold. CAD, coronary artery disease; CKMB, creatine kinase MB; CRP, C-reactive protein; DL, dyslipidemia; DM, diabetes mellitus; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HT, hypertension; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; MI, myocardial infarction; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SBP, systolic blood pressure.