Elevated Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Level as a Risk Factor for Anemia in Patients with Systemic Inflammation

<div>Plasma NGAL concentrations according to presence of anemia in patients with inflammation (<i>n</i> = 187). Plasma NGAL levels are significantly higher in patients with anemia than in those without anemia [185 ng/mL (interquartile range, 85–269 ng/mL) versus 98 ng/mL (interquartile range, 65–162 ng/mL);<i> P</i> &lt; 0.001].</div>

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Figure 1: Elevated Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Level as a Risk Factor for Anemia in Patients with Systemic Inflammation 