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Table 2 Urine YKL-40 and NGAL values by baseline characteristics

From: Urine YKL-40 is associated with progressive acute kidney injury or death in hospitalized patients

Clinical characteristics

YKL-40, ng/ml

NGAL, ng/ml

N

Median (IQR)

P-value1

Median (IQR)

P-value1

Pre-existing CKD

     

No

182

0.26 (0.08-0.85)

0.001

62 (19–237)

0.47

Yes

62

0.08 (0.03-0.31)

60 (16–192)

Pre-existing proteinuria

     

No

135

0.25 (0.07-0.59)

0.25

49 (16–235)

0.004

Yes

63

0.27 (0.07-2.33)

125 (44–388)

ACEi/ARB at enrollment

     

No

154

0.25 (0.08-1.05)

0.03

92 (24–298)

0.02

Yes

88

0.10 (0.06-0.54)

42 (17–141)

Hypertension

     

No

77

0.21 (0.08-0.68)

0.66

77 (20–249)

0.58

Yes

171

0.18 (0.06-0.97)

58 (18–234)

Diabetes

     

No

145

0.18 (0.05-0.66)

0.34

54 (18–227)

0.97

Yes

102

0.22 (0.07-1.41)

67 (18–235)

CHF

     

No

154

0.27 (0.07-1.41)

0.02

80 (21–336)

0.05

Yes

92

0.13 (0.05-0.54)

47 (15–141)

CAD

     

No

145

0.25 (0.07-0.93)

0.26

99 (27–323)

0.003

Yes

102

0.17 (0.06-0.71)

41 (14–121)

Stroke

     

No

213

0.18 (0.06-0.81)

0.28

54 (19–210)

0.43

Yes

34

0.24 (0.06-2.63)

102 (15–365)

Liver failure/Cirrhosis

     

No

222

0.18 (0.06-0.82)

0.26

53 (18–187)

0.04

Yes

27

0.30 (0.10-1.05)

237 (21–791)

Active cancer

     

No

188

0.17 (0.06-0.63)

0.07

44 (14–165)

0.001

Yes

60

0.29 (0.06-2.48)

164 (44–416)

  1. IQR, interquartile range; CKD, chronic kidney disease (if specifically listed in patient medical history); ACEi/ARB, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker medications; CHF, congestive heart failure; CAD, coronary artery disease.
  2. 1Mann–Whitney U test. Values in boldface are significant at P<0.05.