Research Article

Potential Novel Biomarkers of Obstructive Nephropathy in Children with Hydronephrosis

Table 4

The results of the urinary excretion of alpha-GST/Cr, pi-GST/Cr, NGAL/Cr, and KIM-1/Cr and serum NGAL levels in the study group C and control group.

Study group C median (range)Control group median (range)Statistical analysis

Alpha-GST/Cr (ng/mg)4.73 (0.81–11.7)1.11 (0.26–3.5)
pi-GST/Cr (ng/mg)16.3 (7.6–23.1)14.6 (7.4–28.5)NS
uNGAL/Cr (ng/mg)0.51 (0.07–9.7)0.83 (0.04–9.5)NS
sNGAL (ng/ml)33.6 (8.3–68.4)4.8 (2.1–10.4)
KIM-1/Cr (ng/mg)0.68 (0.2–1.3)0.28 (0.06–1.06)NS

uNGAL: urinary NGAL; sNGAL: serum NGAL; Cr: creatinine.