Research Article
Sepsis and AKI in ICU Patients: The Role of Plasma Biomarkers
Table 3
Comparison of biochemical markers between AKI and No-AKI septic patients.
| | AKI septic pts () | No-AKI septic pts () | P value |
| | Male sex (%) | 29.2 | 37.5 | 0.51 | | Age (years) | 69 (50 to 71) | 69 (45 to 76) | 0.63 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.3 (1.5 to 3.4) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) | 0.0065 | | NGAL (ng/mL) | 572 (308 to 819) | 321 (154 to 573) | 0.0425 | | AOPP (μmol/L) | 554.0 (366.8 to 717.6) | 419.5 (286.8 to 607.4) | 0.0425 | | BNP (pg/mL) | 576 (291 to 1723) | 348 (174 to 538) | 0.0327 | | Sofa score | 11 (8 to 13) | 9 (7 to 12) | 0.28 | | Died (%) | 45.8 | 21.9 | 0.0575 |
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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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