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

Table 4

Univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis between plasma NGAL levels and indices of anemia in 187 patients with inflammation.

	Univariate
	Standard β	P value	Standard β	P value
Hematologic parameters
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	−0.381	<0.001	−0.253	0.021
Erythrocytes (×10^12/L)	−0.359	<0.001	−0.241	0.036
Red cell distribution width (%)	0.247	0.031	0.186	0.195
Iron parameters
Serum iron (µg/dL)	−0.302	<0.001	−0.146	0.378
Transferrin saturation (%)	−0.262	0.014	−0.174	0.230
Serum ferritin (ng/mL)	−0.152	0.269	−0.073	0.671

for age, gender, BMI, eGFR, troponin-I, and hsCRP.