Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 5 Correlations between urinary NAG and other laboratory investigations in the studied diabetic children

From: Urinary N-Acetyl-β-D glucosaminidase (uNAG) levels as an early marker for diabetic nephropathy in children with type 1 diabetes

Lab. Investigations		Urinary NAG (U/L)
HbA1c (%)	r-	0.443
HbA1c (%)	P	< 0.001*
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	r-	0.288
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	P	0.026*
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	r-	− 0.120
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	P	0.360
LDL (mg/dL)	r-	− 0.133
LDL (mg/dL)	P	0.311
HDL (mg/dL)	r-	0.253
HDL (mg/dL)	P	0.051
ALT (IU/L)	r-	− 0.113
ALT (IU/L)	P	0.39
AST (IU/L)	r-	− 0.149
AST (IU/L)	P	0.254
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	r-	0.355
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	P	0.005*
uACR (mg/g)	r-	0.473
uACR (mg/g)	P	< 0.001
Free T4 (ng/dL)	r-	0.011*
Free T4 (ng/dL)	P	0.94
TSH (μIU/mL)	r-	− 0.121
TSH (μIU/mL)	P	0.36

r Pearson correlation, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, HDL High-density lipoprotein, ALT Alanine transaminase, AST Aspartate transaminase, uACR Urinary albumin creatinine ratio, Free T4 Free thyroxin, TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone, HbA1c Glycosylated hemoglobin,
*Significant as p value < 0.05

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