Table 1 Comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters between dehydrated patients and healthy controls (mean ± SD)

Age (months)

62.5 ± 46.2

81.1 ± 41.8

0.137

Gender (F/M)

13 / 17

17 / 18

0.804

Hemoglobin (g/L)

12.2 ± 1.7

12.6 ± 1.1

0.273

Leukocyte (10 ³ /μL)

13.7 ± 6.2

8.8 ± 1.7

0.001

Platelet (10 ³ /μL)

359.0 ± 128.1

316.2 ± 82.2

0.151

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

2.6 ± 4.1

0.2 ± 0.1

0.012

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)

15.8 ± 11.3

11.0 ± 3.2

0.047

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.55 ± 0.2

0.53 ± 0.2

0.609

Urine NGAL (ng/mL)

17.7 ± 17.5

10.6 ± 7.9

0.035

Plasma NGAL (ng/mL)

118.6 ± 81.2

66.5 ± 11.3

0.001