Role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in the Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury in a Case Series of Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Case Series

Table 2

Median, 25th, and 75th percentiles of plasma NGAl (pNGAL), urinary NGAL (uNGAL), plasma creatinine (pCrea), and e-GFR in Group A patients with and without AKI diagnosis.

Group A
	AKI			Non-AKI
	Median	25th	75th	Median	25th	75th
pNGAL (ng/mL)
	274	162	305	125	86	159
	246	196	296	132	117	156
	261	230	365	164	153	194
	241	182	269	158	134	186
	196	172	260	130	130	159
uNGAL (ng/mL)
	26	16	63	35	55	92
	29	20	102	68	38	93
	27	18	81	50	38	79
	27	23	55	50	26	89
	30	19	56	49	34	95
pCREA; (mg/dL)
	1.3	0.9	1.6	1.0	0.8	1.1
	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.0	0.8	1.0
	1.3	1.1	1.6	1.0	0.9	1.1
	1.2	1.1	1.6	1.0	0.8	1.0
	1.4	1.6	1.9	0.9	0.9	1.1
e-GFR; (mL/min/1.73 m^2)
	45	36	54	56	49	72
	44	35	47	57	51	72
	45	34	48	51	48	66
	43	34	50	61	52	70
	36	34	47	53	52	65

25th percentile; 75th percentile.