Table 1 Serum creatinine, urea, and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) concentrations in the studied horses
From: Serum symmetric dimethylarginine concentration in healthy horses and horses with acute kidney injury
Group | n | Results | Creatinine (μmol/L) | Urea (mmol/L) | SDMA (μmol/L) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group I – healthy horses | Foals | 17 | min. | 79.0 | 2.8 | 0.75 |
q1 – median – q3 | 101.0–111.0 – 121.0 | 3.3–3.7 – 4.6 | 1.3–1.5 – 1.75 | |||
max. | 159.0 | 5.2 | 2.18 | |||
lowerCl | 103.6 | 3.5 | 1.29 | |||
upperCl | 121.1 | 4.3 | 1.71 | |||
Adults | 36 | min. | 69.0 | 3.2 | 0.1 | |
q1 – median – q3 | 101.25–114.5 – 133.0 | 4.0–5.2* - 5.8 | 0.47–0.54* - 0.65 | |||
max. | 156.0 | 6.6 | 0.71 | |||
lowerCl | 107.1 | 4.7 | 0.48 | |||
upperCl | 122.8 | 5.4 | 0.58 | |||
Group II - horses with AKI | 23 | min. | 161.7 | 7.7 | 0.75 | |
q1 – median – q3 | 186.8–208.7^# - 407.5 | 10.2–13.1^# - 20.6 | 0.95–1.6^ - 2.19 | |||
max. | 1032.5 | 104.7 | 4.55 | |||
lowerCl | 229.2 | 11.1 | 1.31 | |||
upperCl | 405.9 | 29.7 | 2.21 | |||