Table 2 Levels of total protein, albumin, low-molecular weight proteins in total and in the four study groups

PCR (mg/g)

Median (IQR)

82.8 (56.2, 134.6)

73.4 (52.5, 111.8)

84.7 (58.8, 134.2)

82.7 (56.2, 141.9)

0.33

82.9 (60.9, 141.3)

82.6 (50.2, 158.0)

0.88

Log PCR (mg/g)

Mean (SD)

4.53 (0.85)

4.37 (0.66)

4.58 (0.93)

4.52 (0.82)

>0.05

4.53 (0.82)

4.50 (0.83)

0.82

ACR (mg/g)

Median (IQR)

10.3 (5.4, 22.2)

6.8 (4.9, 15.0)

11.5 (5.8, 28.9)

10.0 (5.7, 20.1)

0.10

10.5 (5.7 18.8)

9.6 (5.5, 24.9)

0.26

Log ACR (mg/g)

Mean (SD)

2.46 (1.16)

2.19 (1.07)

2.59 (1.26)

4.52 (0.82)

>0.05

2.36 (1.08)

2.48 (1.01)

0.24

RBPCR (μg/g)

Median (IQR)

66.4 (25.5, 150.4)

61.4 (15.1, 124.6)

60.4 (24.5, 130.4)

75.5 (28.2, 169)

0.24

75.23 (27.2, 138.7)

75.5 (30.6, 241.3)

0.27

Log RBPCR (μg/g)

Mean (SD)

3.92 (1.75)

3.64 (1.94)

3.86 (1.69)

4.13 (1.71)

>0.05

4.02 (1.66)

4.32 (1.78)

0.58

NGALCR (ng/g)

Median (IQR)

17993 (6998, 44823)

19658 (7919, 44728)

20049 (7172, 45319)

14412 (6011, 43756)

0.56

12770 (5491, 47963)

17993 (6998, 42732)

0.44

Log NGALCR (ng/g)

Mean (SD)

9.52 (1.99)

9.39 (2.36)

9.67 (1.82)

9.40 (1.99)

>0.05

9.40 (1.90)

9.40 (2.17)

0.99

CCR (μg/g)

Median (IQR)

2.44 (0.75, 5.39)

2.70 (0.79, 5.23)

2.82 (1.01, 5.51)

1.92 (0.56, 5.10)

0.13

1.92 (0.46, 5.02)

2.04 (0.70, 5.46)

0.44

Log CCR (μg/g)

Mean (SD)

0.80 (1.71)

0.64 (1.47)

1.12 (1.82)

0.50 (1.65)

0.02

0.35 (1.66)

0.76 (1.63)

0.29