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

Table 3 Partial correlation coefficients hemodynamic indices, anthropometric indices, biochemical parameters adjusted for age and gender

Variables		Diastolic	MAP	Weight	WC	Height	FBS/RBS	Creatinine	NGAL
Systolic	r	0.49	0.85	0.26	0.45	-0.014	-0.03	0.48	0.57
Systolic	p	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	0.002	< 0.0001	0.87	0.710	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
Diastolic	r		0.879	0.16	0.20	-0.096	-0.06	0.31	0.29
Diastolic	p		< 0.0001	0.06	0.017	0.270	0.470	< 0.0001	0.001
Mean Arterial Pleasure	r			0.24	0.37	-0.066	-0.06	0.453	0.49
Mean Arterial Pleasure	p			0.004	< 0.0001	0.450	0.520	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
Weight	r				0.40	-0.134	0.14	0.34	0.333
Weight	p				< 0.0001	0.120	0.097	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
Waist Circumference	r					0.041	0.086	0.69	0.76
Waist Circumference	p					0.637	0.317	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
Height	r						0.065	-0.09	-0.105
Height	p						0.456	0.300	0.220
FBS/RBS	r							-0.017	0.099
FBS/RBS	p							0.840	0.250
Creatinine	r								0.84
Creatinine	p								< 0.0001
NGAL	r
NGAL	p

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