Table 3 Comparison of CysC, Cr, and BUN levels between the SCI and LF subgroups on each seven days (mean ± SD)

From: Serum cystatin C is increased in acute spinal cord injury: a multicentre retrospective study

 

CysC

Cr

BUN

 

SCI

LF

p value

SCI

LF

p value

SCI

LF

p value

Day 1

0.732 ± 0.143

0.758 ± 0.158

0.181

71.016 ± 16.924

68.897 ± 19.158

0.392

5.054 ± 1.585

5.274 ± 1.681

0.341

Day 2

0.905 ± 0.207

0.772 ± 0.129

<0.001

74.532 ± 17.033

74.948 ± 44.665

0.943

5.903 ± 1.94

5.083 ± 1.415

0.006

Day 3

1.104 ± 0.221

0.79 ± 0.15

<0.001

78.014 ± 19.418

68.131 ± 16.087

0.006

6.271 ± 1.926

5.556 ± 1.567

0.074

Day 4

0.991 ± 0.241

0.761 ± 0.171

<0.001

68.927 ± 17.949

68.7 ± 19.85

0.961

5.854 ± 2.014

5.892 ± 2.092

0.947

Day 5

0.864 ± 0.177

0.81 ± 0.185

0.274

66.884 ± 18.846

64.96 ± 13.959

0.654

6.354 ± 1.636

5.458 ± 1.826

0.087

Day 6

0.768 ± 0.133

0.784 ± 0.172

0.660

68.8 ± 18.528

66.536 ± 25.124

0.704

5.312 ± 1.365

5.685 ± 1.607

0.436

Day 7

0.789 ± 0.162

0.783 ± 0.111

0.847

67.539 ± 16.404

70.353 ± 16.843

0.442

5.666 ± 1.815

5.832 ± 1.372

0.587

  1. Paired t-tests were used for the comparisons. The results were also shown in Fig. 2