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Table 2 Renal and inflammatory biomarkers

From: Target renal damage: the microvascular associations of increased aortic stiffness in patients with COPD

 

Control smoker

COPD

P value

Urinary KIM-1 / Cr † ng/g

513 (2)

575 (2)

0.423

Urinary NGAL / Cr † ng/g

16982 (2)

16218 (2)

0.804

Serum Cystatin C ng/ml

818 (295)

874 (258)

0.358

CRP † mg/ ml

1.1 (2.3) n = 34

1.4 (2.3) n = 49

0.110

  1. All results are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.
  2. † Geometric Mean.
  3. Abbreviations: KIM-1 Kidney injury molecule 1; NGAL Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; Cr Creatinine; CRP C reactive protein.
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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