Table 1 Demographic data and laboratory findings in patients and controls

Sex (boys/girls)

16/24

16/22

0.85

Age (year)

8.94 ± 3.73

9.21 ± 3.10

0.73

Height (cm)

130.15 ± 23.06

132.17 ± 20.12

0.68

Weight (kg)

31.21 ± 15.53

32.66 ± 14.97

0.68

SBP (mmHg)

102.25 ± 13.00

104.47 ± 11.14

0.42

DBP (mmHg)

63.13 ± 8.30

65.67 ± 8.48

0.19

Leukocyte (mm³)

7.68 ± 4.03

6.73 ± 2.19

0.20

Hemoglobin (gr/dL)

11.99 ± 1.64

12.56 ± 1.03

0.07

Hematocrit (%)

37.38 ± 2.98

38.08 ± 2.83

0.29

*MCV (fL)

80.00 ± 5.40

83.60 ± 6.70

0.01

Platelet (mm³)

302.356 ± 110.206

304.658 ± 59.945

0.91

*CRP (mg/dL)

2.60 ± 5.82

0.38 ± 0.79

0.02

*ESR (mm/h)

18.76 ± 13.98

10.18 ± 9.17

0.002

*Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

314.10 ± 67.89

273.79 ± 58.34

0.006

Urine findings

Median (Min-Max)

Median (Min-Max)

P

uMA (mg/dL)

20.14 (1.20–169.00)

14.08 (2.10–81.70)

0.34

*uNGAL (pg/mL)

2.1 (0.5–11.5)

0.9 (0.11–3.4)

0.0001

uCr (mg/dL)

71.95 (11.00–356.65)

98.53 (21.20–256.70)

0.06

uMA/uCr (mg/mg Cr)

0.35 (0.02–2.77)

0.19 (0.02–2.09)

0.13

*uNGAL/uCr (100 x pg/mg Cr)

3 (1–9)

1 (0.1–14)

0.01