Aim: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the major complication from non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as diabetes or hypertension. We aimed to determine if routine measurement of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in NCD patients could provide additional benefit for diagnosing kidney disease.
Methods: Fasting serum NGAL, urea, creatinine, uric acid and albumin were measured in 298 NCD patients. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (e-GFR) was calculated using the CKD-EPI equation. Multiple linear regression modeling was used for analysis.
Results: CKD patients have the highest levels of NGAL than the other NCD patients (p < 0.001). Although NGAL was significantly related to e-GFR, creatinine, urea and albumin in CKD-patients (p < 0.001) and not in the other NCD patients (p > 0.05), only serum creatinine predicted NGAL levels in CKD-patients (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: NGAL level is best associated with serum creatinine only in patients with CKD and NGAL measurement may not be cost effective as a routine kidney function test in NCD patients in under-resourced economies.
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