Research Article
Sepsis and AKI in ICU Patients: The Role of Plasma Biomarkers
Table 4
Comparison of biochemical markers between AKI septic patients and AKI nonseptic patients.
| | AKI septic pts () | AKI nonseptic pts () | P value |
| | Male sex (%) | 29.2 | 78.6 | 0.0033 | | Age (years) | 69 (50 to 71) | 76 (69 to 80) | 0.0067 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.3 (1.5 to 3.4) | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.6) | <0.001 | | NGAL (ng/mL) | 572 (308 to 819) | 312 (141 to 633) | 0.15 | | AOPP (μmol/L) | 554.0 (366.8 to 717.6) | 118.9 (90.1 to 152.5) | <0.001 | | BNP (pg/mL) | 576 (291 to 1723) | 305 (134 to 559) | 0.1055 | | Sofa score | 11 (8 to 13) | 5 (5 to 5) | <0.001 | | Died (%) | 45.8 | 42.9 | 0.85 |
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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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