Research Article

Alteration of Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4 Levels in Serum or Urine Correlate with Different Biochemical Markers in Hyperlipidemia-Related Proteinuria

Table 9

Expression of ANGPTL4 in serum and urine in patients with proteinuria (HL-Pro/NHL-Pro group) among the different GFR classification groups.

Group ()GFR () (ml/min·1.73 m2)Serum ANGPTL4 (ng/ml)Urine ANGPTL4/Cr (μg/g)

HL-Pro group ()Phase 1 (44)21.94 (18.60, 48.85)50.02 (43.97, 75.11)
Phase 2 (10)19.56 (18.26, 25.19)55.53 (45.25, 107.44)
Phase 3, 4 (14)79.70 (21.43, 95.01)52.39 (49.46, 90.87)
11.8425.542
0.0080.136

NHL-Pro group ()Phase 1 (24)33.43 (25.96, 66.33)
Phase 2 (8)50.43 (44.19, 61.20)
Phase 3 (10)105.78 (97.34, 112.14)
Phase 4, 5 (4)64.02 (40.07, 87.97)
0.36216.311
0.8340.001