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Table 1 Comparison of age, hemodynamic indices, anthropometric indices biochemical parameters and chronic kidney disease equations between cases and control

From: Diagnostic value of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as an early biomarker for detection of renal failure in hypertensives: a case–control study in a regional hospital in Ghana

Variables

Cases (n =) Median, IQR

Control n ( =) Median, IQR

P-value

Age (years)

59.0(55.0–62.0)

58.0(55.0–60.0)

0.051

SDP(mmHg)

150.0(145.0–160)

119.0(111.0–120.0)

 < 0.0001

DBP(mmHg)

99.0 (94.0–101.0)

70.0(65.0–80.0)

 < 0.0001

MAP (mmHg)

115.3(111.0–160.0)

86.0(82.0–89.6)

 < 0.0001

Weight (kg)

67.5(63.0–72.75)

63.0(58.0–69.0)

0.0021

Waist Circumference (cm)

80.5(65.0–72.7)

65.0(55.0–77.0)

 < 0.0001

FBG (mmol/l)

4.5(4.0–5.1)

3.8(3.2.4.4)

 < 0.0001

Creatinine (µmol/l))

0.90(0.77–1.16)

0.88(0.77–0.97)

0.192

CKD-EPI equation

85.5(71.0–111.8)

98.0(79.0–110.0)

0.246

MDRD

81.5(69.0–111.0)

97.0(78.0–109.0)

0.180

NGAL (ng/ml)

23.5(9.7–160.4)

12.8(10.5–16.0)

0.003

Cockroft-Gault

72.6(61.9–87.6)

75.4(64.8–88.4)

0.882

  1. IQR inter quartile range, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG Fasting Blood Glucose, NGAL neutrophil- gelatinase-associated lipocalin, CKD chronic kidney disease, MDRD Modification of Diet in Renal Disease