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Table 3 Comparison of NGAL, creatinine, and BNP according to the sepsis diagnosis

From: Diagnostic and prognostic utilities of multimarkers approach using procalcitonin, B-type natriuretic peptide, and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in critically ill patients with suspected sepsis

 

Clinical sepsis (n = 119)

PCT-based sepsis (n = 150)

Non-sepsis (n = 221)

Sepsis (n = 119)

Non-sepsis (n = 190)

Sepsis (n = 150)

BNP (pg/mL)

72.3 (52.8 – 115.7)

140 (65.5 – 189.3)

66.7 (30.8 – 96.0)

146.5 (93.5 – 223.4)*

NGAL (ng/mL)

184 (161.9 – 233.6)

210 (137.0 – 265.0)

137 (115.0 – 167.0)

333 (255.6 – 448.0)†

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.94 (0.85 – 1.09)

0.84 (0.71 – 1.10)

0.81 (0.76 – 0.93)

1.12 (0.98 – 1.50)†

  1. * P = 0.0001 vs. non-sepsis.
  2. † P < 0.0001 vs. non-sepsis.
  3. Data are expressed as median (95% confidence interval).
  4. BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; NGAL: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; PCT: procalcitonin.
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