Research Article

Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease and after Renal Transplantation

Table 2

Plasma and urinary levels of GDF-15 in the two study cohorts (median and range).

Tx cohortCKD cohortHealthy controls

Plasma GDF-15 (ng/L)865 (463–3039)508 (183–3279)390 (306–657)
Urinary GDF-15 (ng/L)2740 (449–9183)2263 (41–28760)NA
Urinary GDF-15/creatinine ratio (ng/mmol)448 (74–5013)540 (5–14960)NA