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Table 2 Biomarker vs. sex

From: Effects of age and gender on reference levels of biomarkers comprising the pediatric Renal Activity Index for Lupus Nephritis (p-RAIL)

Variable

Male

Female

 

N

Mean

SD

Upper limita

N

Mean

SD

Upper limita

p-value

KIM-1 (pg/ml)

183

5.90

1.00

7.90

183

5.87

0.95

7.77

0.801

NGAL (ng/ml)

184

1.35

1.21

3.77

183

2.52

1.20

4.92

0.0001

MCP-1 (pg/ml)

182

5.28

0.98

7.24

178

5.14

0.97

7.08

0.162

HPX (ng/ml)

184

6.26

0.91

8.08

182

6.58

0.86

8.30

0.0005

CP (ng/ml)

184

5.98

0.70

7.38

182

6.16

0.56

7.28

0.007

ADP (ng/ml)

132

1.85

1.44

4.73

163

1.92

0.84

3.60

0.579

Creatinine (mg/dl)

184

4.70

0.78

6.34

183

4.60

0.71

6.02

0.196

MALB (mg/l)

184

2.42

0.99

4.40

182

2.57

1.03

4.63

0.174

  1. aUpper limit of normal = mean + 2 SD
  2. - All values are natural log