Research Article
Sepsis and AKI in ICU Patients: The Role of Plasma Biomarkers
Table 2
Comparison of biochemical markers between septic patients and nonseptic patients.
| | Septic pts () | Nonseptic pts () | P value |
| | Male sex (%) | 33.9 | 66.7 | 0.0013 | | Age (years) | 69 (48.7 to 74.2) | 67 (59 to 75) | 0.83 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.64 (1.04 to 2.97) | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.0) | <0.001 | | NGAL (ng/mL) | 459 (213 to 744) | 120 (79 to 174) | <0.001 | | AOPP (μmol/L) | 505.1 (307.6 to 643.5) | 115.7 (79.2 to 181.7) | <0.001 | | BNP (pg/mL) | 409 (212 to 673) | 135 (61 to 275) | <0.001 | | Sofa score | 10 (8 to 12) | 5 (4 to 5) | <0.001 | | Died (%) | 32.1 | 16.7 | 0.08 |
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NGAL: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; AOPP: advanced oxidation protein products; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; SOFA score: sequential organ failure assessment.
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