Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin: A New Marker of Renal Function in C-Related End Stage Liver Disease

Table 2

Comparison of the renal function parameters in both groups.

	Group I	Group II
	GFR < 60 mL/m	GFR ≥ 60 mL/m
	M ± SD	M ± SD
Urea (mg/dL)	101.94 ± 47.57	78.23 ± 53.15		0.03
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.98 ± 1.04	1.38 ± 0.88	0.003
Serum sodium (mmol/L)	127.46 ± 4.56	124.92 ± 16.50	0.376
Serum potassium (mmol/L)	4.31 ± 0.75	6.11 ± 14.99	0.482
Right kidney resistive index	0.68 ± 0.06	0.66 ± 0.05	0.096
Left kidney resistive index	0.66 ± 0.04	0.66 ± 0.05	0.677
pNGAL (ng/mL)	5.79 ± 2.06	7.25 ± 3.30	0.019
uNGAL (ng/mL)	6.00 ± 0.78	6.03 ± 0.96	0.866

Mann-Whitney test; .