Table 4 Descriptive statistics of NGAL levels in serum

From: Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a marker of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia

Group

Diagnosis

N a

Mean (ng ml−1)

Median (ng ml−1)

I

Normal

8

44.19

43.43

II

Chronic pancreatitis

8

166.64

125.43

III

Acute pancreatitis

8

123.38

122.23

IV

Pancreatic cancer

16

151.65

143.75

  1. NGAL=neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.
  2. Serum NGAL levels were determined by a sandwich ELISA method. Mean and median NGAL levels were calculated for each of the four groups.
  3. aN refers to the number of samples in a given group.
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