Umbilical Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Level as an Early Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Table 1

Baseline characteristics according to study and control groups (Kruskal-Wallis test, Chi-square test).

Study group	Neonates HLHS-AKI; ()	Neonates HLHS no-AKI; ()	Controls; ()
Gestational age (weeks)	37	38	39
Gender: female (%)	3 (35%)	5 (40%)	12 (40%)
Apgar score in 5th min (pts)	8	7	9
Delivery
Vaginal delivery (%)	0	4 (30%)	10 (35%)
Cesarean section (%)	8 (100%)	9 (70%)	20 (65%)
Blood gas analysis
pH
>7.2	5 (62%)	7 (54%)	14 (47%)
<7.2	3 (48%)	6 (46%)	16 (53%)
HCO3 (mmol/L)	19.8; ,21.8	21.4	23.6
BE (mmol/L)	−6.8	−5.9	−2.4
Lactate (ng/mL)	6.3	3.5	1.9
Creatinine; (mg/dL)	0.9	0.8	0.7
White blood cell count; ×10^9/L	15.4	14.8	15.2
Total neutrophil count; ×10^9/L	10.1	8.9	5.1

Results shown as medians and [95% confidence intervals] or percentages.