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Table 1 Demographic characteristics, laboratory investigation (mean ± SE) and correlation of Ngal (ng/mL) (R, p value) in dehydrated and control patients

From: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in dehydrated patients: a preliminary report

 

Dehydrated (n = 12)

Control (n = 12)

 

Comparison parameter

Mean ± SE

R (p value*)

Mean ± SE

R (p value*)

p value**

Ngal (ng/mL)

129.4 ± 25.7

-

60.6 ± 0.4

-

0.02

Age (yrs)

53.3 ± 6.3

0.40 (0.20)

53.6 ± 2.2

0.13 (0.68)

0.96

Hb (g/dL)

14.0 ± 0.4

-0.44 (0.15)

13.8 ± 0.5

0.27 (0.40)

0.63

Wbc (K/μL)

9.3 ± 0.7

-0.15 (0.65)

8.0 ± 0.8

-0.06 (0.85)

0.23

Rbc (M/μL)

5.0 ± 0.1

-0.41 (0.18)

4.9 ± 0.1

0.48 (0.12)

0.72

Urea (mg/dL)

68.7 ± 15.2

0.53 (0.08)

38.7 ± 4.4

0.13 (0.68)

0.06

Cr (mg/dL)

1.3 ± 0.1

0.12 (0.72)

1.0 ± 0.1

0.26 (0.86)

0.17

  1. * p value for Pearson correlation coefficients between Ngal (ng/mL) and the other comparison parameters for patients and controls
  2. ** p value for independent samples T Test between dehydrated patients and controls for each comparison parameter