Table 5: Baseline characteristics of the AKI patients according to urine NGAL concentrations.

Clinical Characteristics and Laboratory Parameters Lower Group (uNGAL < 292.97 ng/ml), n= 48 Higher Group (uNGAL ≥ 292.97 ng/ml), n= 48 p
Ages 67.04 ± 15.5426 62.83 ± 18.83 0.236
Number of male (n,%) 28 (58.3) 30 (62.5) 0.676
Diabetes (n,%) 15 (31.3) 10 (20.8) 0.245
Hypertension (n,%) 12 (25) 8 (16.7) 0.315
Anemia (n,%) 30 (62.5) 23 (47.9) 0.151
Blood ure (mmol/l) 9.2 (7.2 – 14.4) 12.75 (9 – 20.95) 0.019*
Serum creatinine (µmol/l) 152.5 (144.75 – 177.75) 203.5 (169.25 – 261.75) <0.001*
Cause of AKI
     - Sepsis
     - Non-Sepsis
25 (52.1)
23 (47.9)
30 (62.75)
18 (37.5)
0.302
MOF (n,%) 9 (18.8) 17 (35.4) 0.066
Oliguria (n,%) 10 (20.8) 21 (43.8) 0.016*
Recovery (n,%) 43 (89.6) 26 (54.2) < 0.001*

AKI: Acute Kidney Injury, MOF: Multiple Organ Failure, NGAL: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated Lipocalin, * Statistical significance. Urine NGAL: AUC =0.888, p = 0.001 (Cut-off value = 740.03 ng/ml), Se=97.1%, Spe=70.4%